Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering firing his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, which would sideline one of the Biden administration's few remaining contacts in the hard-line Israeli government. Netanyahu would replace Gallant with Gideon Saar, whose New Hope faction commands four seats in Israel's Parliament. Gallant's dismissal would remove a significant Israeli leader who supports a cease-fire deal with Hamas and has been a key point of contact for the United States. Bringing in Saar could weaken the influence of hard-line politicians in Netanyahu's government and rid him of Gallant, who he has clashed with during the war against Hamas.