Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has met with White House Middle East envoy Brett McGurk in Israel to discuss the war on Gaza.

His office said in a statement that the two discussed progress on the ceasefire agreement, “with an emphasis on the security measures required to prevent weapons smuggling into Gaza”.

It said the two discussed delivery of “critical munition, some of which will be sent to Israel in the coming days”. Gallant’s office characterised the meeting as a follow-up to the one in Washington, DC, in late June.

This comes as Israeli media are reporting that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is deliberating removing Gallant from his government amid disagreements on issues including enlisting ultra-Orthodox Jews for military service.