BBC reported that Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has been sacked by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after calling for the scrapping of controversial plans to overhaul the justice system.

Netanyahu summoned  Gallant to a meeting and told him he no longer had faith in him as defence minister. The plan to limit the powers of the judiciary led to months of protests. Tens of thousands of protestors returned to the streets on Sunday night following Mr Gallant’s dismissal.

The leaders of the protest accuse Netanyahu of behaving like a dictator and destroying the security of Israel.

BBC reported that Search and rescue efforts are under way after one of the deadliest tornadoes to have ever hit the US state of Mississippi.

At least 24 people have died following Friday night’s tornado, with more thought to be trapped under the rubble of destroyed buildings. The twister caused devastation in several rural towns, tearing down trees and power lines.Several southern states are also braced for powerful storms.

The storm system which ripped through Mississippi produced a tornado that has caused catastrophic damage to communities across the state. The biggest twister obliterated dozens of buildings in several small towns, flipping cars on their sides and toppling power lines.

One of those small towns, Rolling Fork, located in Sharkey County in western Mississippi, has essentially been wiped out, according to its mayor.