Defence minister Yoav Gallant was sacked two weeks ago after giving a televised statement urging a halt to Israel's controversial judicial reforms
Speaking at the Ministry of Defence in Tel Aviv, Mr Netanyahu blamed the previous government for the current wave in violence:"Our country is under a terrorist assault," he said.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerMr Netanyahu and his Likud party have seen their support dramatically fall in polls - if an election was held tomorrow, they would be only the third most popular party if the voting went according to current polling.
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