Xinhua Agency, Jerusalem, October 21st: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed Tashi Hanegbi as Israel's National Security Adviser and Chairman of the National Security Council on the 21st.

Hanegbi said in a statement on the same day, "Prime Minister Netanyahu informed me today that he intends to appoint a new head of the National Security Council", thus ending his term as national security adviser and chairman of the National Security Council.

The Israeli Prime Minister¡¯s Office subsequently confirmed the news via social media and announced that Gil Riker, vice-chairman of the National Security Council, would serve as the agency¡¯s vice-chairman.

Hanegby will serve as chairman of Israel's National Security Council since 2023. According to Israeli media reports, Hanegbi and Netanyahu had serious differences on the Gaza war. He had previously opposed Israel's full military takeover of Gaza City.

Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) have reached a ceasefire agreement in Gaza for more than a week, but the conflict in the Gaza Strip has not been completely stopped.The Israeli army bombed and bombed the Rafah region in southern Gaza on 19 and said Hamas violated the ceasefire agreement.

The Israeli Times on Monday that Hamas had about 30,000 militants in the Gaza Strip before it launched its attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.The Israeli army killed more than 22,000 Hamas militants in the past two years, but Hamas continues to absorb new members.The Israeli army estimates that Hamas still has 20,000 militants, but its new members have declined significantly and have not received systematic military training.