Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sacked Mr Yoav Gallant on Nov 5.
JERUSALEM – Thousands of Israelis protested against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s dismissal of his defence minister, demanding the government do everything in its power to bring home hostages held in Gaza.on Nov 5 following public differences over the war with Hamas.
Shortly afterwards, thousands of people took to the streets of commercial hub Tel Aviv, chanting slogans against Mr Netanyahu and demanding the return of 97 hostages held in Gaza. Professor Jonathan Rynhold of the political studies department at Bar-Ilan University said Mr Netanyahu was feeling “emboldened because he is improving in the polls”.
The sacked minister had been a key advocate for ultra-Orthodox Jews to be called up, but Mr Netanyahu wanted their exemption to continue, fearing their conscription could break up his far-right coalition government.Hamas’ Oct 7 attack on Israel resulted in the deaths of 1,206 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally of Israeli official figures.
After Mr Gallant’s dismissal, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum campaign group urged Mr Katz “to prioritise a hostage deal... to secure the immediate release of all hostages”.
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