For months, disagreements between the prime minister of the Jewish state and his minister have been coming to light over the conduct of the war in Gaza and Lebanon. The disputes focused, above all, on how to wage the war in the Palestinian enclave and on the rapid opening of a front against Lebanese Hezbollah, an option defended by Yoav Gallant, but which Benjamin Netanyahu refused. .
In September, tensions between Yoav Gallant and the prime minister had become such that the latter made the decision to part ways with his minister and replace him with Gideon Saar, a rival likely to strengthen Mr. Netanyahu's fragile coalition. But the acceleration of events in Lebanon ultimately justified the minister's retention in his post. Faced with the transformation of « front nord » in open war, it seemed impossible to thank a defense minister so close to his generals and the military apparatus.
