Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed his Protection Minister Yoav Gallant in a shock announcement that got here because the nation fights wars on a number of fronts throughout the area.
The transfer sparked protests throughout the nation on Tuesday, together with a mass gathering that paralyzed downtown Tel Aviv.
Netanyahu and Gallant have repeatedly disagreed over Israel’s conflict in Gaza. However Netanyahu had averted firing his minister earlier than taking the step whereas the world’s consideration was centered on the US presidential election.
Netanyahu cited āimportant gapsā and a ādisaster of confidenceā as causes for the dismissal. He changed Gallant with veteran loyalist Israel Katz, the nation’s international minister.
Inside hours of the announcement, hundreds of protesters gathered in central Tel Aviv, blocking the town’s predominant street and paralyzing site visitors.
Crowds, many waving Israeli flags and others blowing whistles and drums, gathered round a number of bonfires.
A number of thousand individuals demonstrated outdoors Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem and elsewhere within the metropolis.
Protesters gathered and blocked roads in a number of different places within the nation, and Israeli tv stations confirmed footage of police combating with protesters.
