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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent shockwaves through the Israeli political world on Tuesday when he announced the unexpected firing of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

Netanyahu said there is "crisis of trust" between them which triggered the sacking

Demonstrators in Tel Aviv and outside PM’s home condemn sacking of Gallant, widely seen by Israel’s allies as a brake on far-right elements of Israeli government

Netanyahu says he has lost confidence in Gallant over the management of Israel’s ongoing wars in Gaza and Lebanon.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu reshuffles cabinet, appoints new defense and foreign ministers to address national security challenges and enhance diploma...

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The move comes following the adoption of two controversial bills banning the UN agency from operating in Israel.

Israel formally notified the United Nations of its decision to sever ties with the agency supporting Palestinian refugees, it said Monday, after lawmakers voted to ban the organisation vital to the occupied territories.

Breakdown in peace negotiations may have been caused by leaked and falsified documents involving close aide to Israeli PM

Israel’s relationship with the United Nations has historically been strained, but over the past year, tensions have reached new levels. On October 28, the Israeli parliament (the Knesset) passed a law to prohibit operations of the UN’s relief and works agency (Unrwa) – the UN body responsible for Palestinian refugees…

Israeli and US spy chiefs join talks in bid to reach a ceasefire deal, but analysts say a breakthrough is unlikely.