Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to fire Defense Minister Yoav Galant, citing a loss of trust. Netanyahu said their disagreements had become public and were accompanied by actions that contradicted government and cabinet decisions. The prime minister also expressed concern that the conflicts with Galant had become public knowledge and were possibly being used by the enemy in information warfare.

Galant's replacement was appointed by Israel Katz, who previously held the post of Foreign Minister. However, this personnel decision caused a wave of criticism in society and among politicians, some of whom called on citizens to protest. Relatives of hostages held by militants in the Gaza Strip expressed particularly strong discontent, calling Galant's dismissal an attempt to disrupt the deal to free them.

Galant's resignation comes amid an ongoing scandal over the leak of classified information. According to Israeli media, Netanyahu's team may have been involved in spreading distorted information and even outright fakes in order to manipulate public opinion during the military conflict. According to journalists, these actions were one of the reasons for the failure of hostage negotiations, which caused public outrage.

Netanyahu has previously been accused of breaking agreements with Palestinian groups, and recent events have only added fuel to the fire of criticism, increasing mistrust of his policies in terms of resolving the conflict.