Moshe Ya�alon has officially resigned as�Israel's�minister of military affairs, citing "lack of trust" in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has�already offered the�post to hawkish�Avigdor Lieberman.

Announcing�his decision�in a Friday post on his Twitter account, Ya'alon said he was resigning both from the cabinet and the Israeli parliament, Knesset, and "taking a break from political life.�

�I told the prime minister this morning that due to his conduct in recent developments, and in light of my lack of trust in him, I am resigning," he said.

Ya�alon had been at loggerheads with Netanyahu ever since he supported�an analogy by Deputy Chief of Staff Major General Yair Golan between the current state in�Israel and Nazi Germany.

Netanyahu summoned Ya�alon on Wednesday and reportedly upbraided him. The Israeli premier then met�Lieberman and offered him the post as�the�minister of military affairs which he accepted.

By Press TV