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Israeli PM Netanyahu fires defence minister Gallant: Statement

Israeli Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant visits the scene of a shooting attack in the West Bank town of Hawera [Atef Safadi/EPA-EFE]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed Defence Minister Yoav Gallant a day after Gallant spoke out against the country’s planned judicial reforms, Netanyahu’s office has said.

Gallant, a senior member of Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud Party, became the first to break ranks late on Saturday by calling for the legislation to overhaul Israel’s judicial system to be frozen.

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