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Main points on November 5th

  • Israel’s PM Netanyahu has dismissed Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. Former foreign minister Israel Katz has been appointed as his replacement while Gideon Saar takes over Katz’s position.
  • Hundreds of Israelis are protesting in Tel Aviv and chanting slogans against Netanyahu’s government following Gallant’s firing.
  • At least 61 people were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza on Tuesday.
  • At least seven people were killed in an Israeli military raid and air attacks on the occupied West Bank.
  • An Israeli strike on the Lebanese town of Barja in central Lebanon has killed at least 15 people, the Health Ministry says.
  • Israeli attacks in Lebanon have killed at least 3,013 people and wounded 13,553 since October 2023, the Lebanese government has said.