Israel’s Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer, one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s closest confidants, has officially resigned, signaling new tensions within the ruling coalition.

According to Hebrew media outlets, Dermer submitted his resignation late Tuesday, ending a controversial tenure in which he played a major role in shaping Tel Aviv’s aggressive foreign and military policies. A longtime architect of Netanyahu’s alliance with Washington, Dermer was central to maintaining U.S. backing for Israel’s devastating campaign against the Palestinian people.

In his resignation letter, Dermer praised Netanyahu’s leadership, calling the current government one that “will be remembered for the events of October 7, 2023, and the two years of war fought across seven fronts that followed.” His statement was viewed by observers as an open acknowledgment of Israel’s ongoing military quagmire and moral decline in the face of Palestinian resistance and growing global condemnation.

Israeli newspapers Yediot Aharonot and Israel Hayom reported that Dermer’s departure had been expected for weeks. Netanyahu is said to have informed cabinet members that Dermer would step down but would continue advising him on select “strategic issues,” particularly those tied to Tel Aviv’s coordination with the United States.

Throughout his tenure, Dermer was heavily involved in security coordination with Washington, covert operations in Syria and Iran, and secret contacts with Arab regimes that have normalized relations with Israel — actions widely criticized across the Muslim world for undermining the Palestinian cause.

Analysts say Dermer’s resignation exposes the deepening fractures within Netanyahu’s fragile coalition, already beset by public outrage over the failure to achieve military “victory” in Gaza and the mounting toll on Israeli soldiers.

Internationally, Israel faces unprecedented isolation. Millions across the world continue to take to the streets demanding an end to the genocidal assault on Gaza, while the Zionist regime struggles to defend its image amid evidence of war crimes, mass starvation, and the destruction of civilian infrastructure.

Dermer’s exit is seen by many as a reflection of this political and moral collapse, as even senior insiders begin to distance themselves from the government’s handling of the war.

Dermer, who was once regarded as Netanyahu’s most trusted strategist and backchannel envoy to Washington, leaves behind a legacy marked by his role in sustaining Israel’s occupation policies and ensuring continuous U.S. political cover and weapons supply during repeated massacres in Gaza.

His resignation deprives Netanyahu of a key figure at a time when Israel faces growing internal discontent, resistance operations on multiple fronts, and an emboldened Palestinian spirit of defiance that no amount of bombing has managed to extinguish.

With Dermer gone, Netanyahu’s coalition appears increasingly unstable, weakened by international pressure and domestic anger over a war that has failed to bring security or legitimacy to the occupation. (ILKHA)