JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday 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. The move sparked ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the dismissal of defense minister Yoav Gallant late Tuesday, saying trust between the two men “eroded” in recent months. Despite serving in the prime minister’s government,

Netanyahu and Gallant have repeatedly been at odds over the war in Gaza. Netanyahu had avoided firing his rival until world’s attention was focused on the U.S. presidential election.