Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired his Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant, the Israeli leader announced on Tuesday.

Netanyahu cited significant differences between their views on how to proceed in Gaza and Lebanon, as well as a lack of trust between the two. Netanyahu’s office shared a letter, written in Hebrew, delivered to Gallant on Tuesday informing him of his removal.

“The security of the State of Israel has been and always will be my life’s mission,” Gallant said in a statement on Tuesday.

The move comes as Israel is embroiled in multiple conflicts, battling Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, as well as trading long-range blows with Iran.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed Defense Minister Yoav Gallant from his position on Tuesday. (Reuters/Pool)

Netanyahu warned Iran last week that Israel could target Tehran’s nuclear program if the country goes ahead with another attack on Israel.

“The highest goal I have set for the IDF and the security services is to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.” Netanyahu said as he spoke during a graduation ceremony of a course for soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). “Stopping the nuclear program is – and remains – our primary concern.”

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“I have not taken our eyes off this goal, we have not taken them and we will not take our eyes off this goal,” he added.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a speech during a program following the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. (Photo by Iranian leader Press Office/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Netanyahu’s suggestion that Israel could next target Iranian nuclear facilities is in line with other comments from the IDF, which vowed to escalate its attack capabilities and target list if Iran proceeds with another attack on the Jewish state.

The US – Israel’s most important ally in its fight against Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran – has repeatedly warned Jerusalem against hitting Iran’s energy infrastructurein particular the nuclear and oil facilities, out of concern could trigger an outright regional war.

Israeli forces monitor activities in the Gaza Strip. (IDF)

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Reports last week suggested that Iran could wait until after the US presidential election.

Fox News’ Caitlin McFall contributed to this report.