Al Jazeera: “According to analysts, the sacking of Yoav Gallant” – which has sparked violent Israeli protests – “ removes the loudest voice in the room calling for a ceasefire… Gallant, infamous for likening Palestinians to ‘human animals’, attributed his dismissal to three factors” – his support for enlisiting religious students, his calls for an inquiry into the security failings that opned the door to the Oct 7 Hamas attack, and his backing of a ceasefire deal. Al Jazeera, Endless’ wars: What Israel’s political drama means for Gaza, Lebanon.
