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Yoav Gallant (l) speaks to Benjamin Netanyahu on October 28 in the Knesset

Israel: PM Netanyahu dismisses Defense Minister Gallant

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) speaks to Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (L) (File photo)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) speaks to Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (L) (File photo)

Netanyahu fires Defense Minister Yoav Gallant

Netanyahu fires Defense Minister Yoav Gallant

What excatly led to the dismissal? DW's Emily Gordine reports from Jerusalem.

A destroyed building in Gaza

A destroyed building in Gaza

Gaza patients to be evacuated for treatment

Gaza patients to be evacuated for treatment

The World Health Organization says it is far from enough to treat the thousands waiting for medical aid.

A woman lies on a hospital bed as another women looks at an ultra-sound screen.

A woman lies on a hospital bed as another women looks at an ultra-sound screen.

How war in Lebanon has put pregnant women and babies at risk

How war in Lebanon has put pregnant women and babies at risk

Miscarriages and early births have risen as people flee the Israel-Hezbollah conflict in Lebanon.

Palestinian children are vaccinated against polio during the second round of a vaccination campaign, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City.

Palestinian children are vaccinated against polio during the second round of a vaccination campaign, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City.

UN aid teams resume polio vaccinations in Gaza

UN aid teams resume polio vaccinations in Gaza

The polio vaccination campaign had begun in September, after the first polio case in 25 years in Gaza was detected.

Palestinians and Israelis harvest olives in Jaba'a, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Palestinians and Israelis harvest olives in Jaba'a, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Israelis help Palestinians with dangerous olive harvest

Israelis help Palestinians with dangerous olive harvest

DW reports from the occupied West Bank, where Israelis and Palestinians are picking olives amid settler violence.

A Palestinian man walks in between rubble and destroyed buildings

A Palestinian man walks in between rubble and destroyed buildings

Dozens of civilians killed in overnight strikes on Gaza

Dozens of civilians killed in overnight strikes on Gaza

The Palestinian news agency WAFA reports that residential areas and facilities housing displaced people were hit hard.

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Palestinians, mostly children, hold out their plates toward a man, to receive their share of vegetable patties prepared by volunteers

Palestinians, mostly children, hold out their plates toward a man, to receive their share of vegetable patties prepared by volunteers

Palestinians in Gaza tell of life amid bombings and famine

Two sisters living in Gaza shared with DW their accounts of daily life under threat of bombardment and lack of food.

A photograph of Syrian President Bashar Assad hangs in the broken window of a building damagaed by an Israeli strike

A photograph of Syrian President Bashar Assad hangs in the broken window of a building damagaed by an Israeli strike

Syria's dictator caught between Iran and Israel

Israel's direct attacks within Iran over the weekend could force Bashar Assad to open a new front in the conflict.

A billboard by the United Arab Emirates Embassy runs along a freeway. Behind it, high-rise buildings are under construction.

A billboard by the United Arab Emirates Embassy runs along a freeway. Behind it, high-rise buildings are under construction.

Arab-Israeli trade ties are still strong but for how long?

Jordan, Egypt and the UAE have criticized Israel's actions. But they have also been doing business as usual with Israel.

A large military plane in the sky drops aid packages attached to parachutes over a cloud-covered background

A large military plane in the sky drops aid packages attached to parachutes over a cloud-covered background

Fact check: Video doesn't show Hamas shooting at airdrops

A collage of two unrelated clips is going viral, falsely claiming to show Hamas fighters shooting at Gaza aid airdrops.

A man rides his moped past the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike that targetted a branch of the Al-Qard Al-Hassan finance group

A man rides his moped past the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike that targetted a branch of the Al-Qard Al-Hassan finance group

How Israel tries to destroy Hezbollah's financial network

This week, Israel began a series of bombing raids on sites associated with Hezbollah's financial system.

Houthi fighters stand with weapons in front of a Palestinian flag

Houthi fighters stand with weapons in front of a Palestinian flag

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis step up crackdown on aid workers

Despite cementing their power in Yemen, the Houthis are escalating arrests of workers. What's scaring the rebel group?