Israel sends a signal to next US president
It should not be taken as a coincidence that Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant was sacked hours before the US presidential election finished on Tuesday.
In a recorded statement released on Tuesday evening, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that "trust between me and the minister of defense has cracked".
The breakdown in relations between Gallant and the Israeli leader was evident months before in their differences over a Gaza cease-fire and it culminated late last month with an open letter from the defense chief to the Israeli Cabinet opposing a showdown with Iran.