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Evening Standard
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Josh Salisbury

Israel hit with fresh protests after Netanyahu fires defence minister opposed to judicial reforms

Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired his defence minister after he opposed the government’s highly-controversial judicial reforms.

Mr Netanyahu on Sunday fired defence minister Yoav Gallant after he broke ranks and urged the government to reconsider plans would limit the Supreme Court’s powers and tighten political control over judicial appointments.

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