Appointment of less-experienced defence minister will leave prime minister unencumbered as White House lurches right
Benjamin Netanyahu had wanted to sack his defence minister Yoav Gallant — with whom he has clashed on everything from the conduct of Israel’s wars in Gaza and Lebanon to the conscription of ultraorthodox Jews — for months.
Diplomats said Katz, whose military experience was limited to a few years’ service in the 1970s, was far less likely to challenge the prime minister than Gallant, who spent more than three decades in the military. After Netanyahu’s announcement, Katz — who will be replaced as foreign minister by the hawkish Gideon Sa’ar — issued a statement pledging to work to achieve the objectives set by the prime minister.
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