Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (NOA) using AI narration. On Tuesday evening, a political earthquake shook Israel: In the midst of war, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed his defense minister, Yoav Gallant. The quake was inevitable ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed his popular defense minister, Yoav Gallant, in a surprise announcement that came as the country is embroiled in wars on multiple fronts across the region.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday, just two days after he was fired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Austin told Gallant that he was “a trusted partner and friend” and one whose “expertise,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday announced that Yechiel Leiter will become the country's new ambassador to the United States just days after Donald Trump won re-election as president.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed U.S.-born Yechiel Leiter, an official who previously served as chief of staff in the finance ministry, as the next Israeli ambassador to the United States.

Yechiel Leiter’s support for settlements hints at the Israeli prime minister’s hopes for the new Trump administration.