Benjamin Netanyahu abruptly fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, on Tuesday evening, citing a lack of trust. The prime minister’s decision comes as Netanyahu’s coalition grapples with the issue of ultra-Orthodox men serving in Israel’s military. Gallant had just signed off on a plan to draft thousands of ultra-Orthodox recruits into the army. But two religious parties in Netanyahu’s coalition are against the draft bill. The World’s Matthew Bell reports.
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