Disagreements in Israeli 'War Cabinet' over IOF action: Israeli media

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Israeli media
9 Nov 2023 00:45

Israeli media say former Israeli Security Minister Gadi Eisenkot and incumbent minister Yoav Gallant have very sharp differences in their approaches to the war.

Israeli occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Security Minister Yoav Gallant attend a press conference in the Kirya military base in "Tel Aviv", Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP)

Israeli media have revealed disagreements among members of the Israeli occupation's "War Cabinet" amid the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian Resistance's Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.

The political affairs correspondent for the Israeli channel Kan, Michael Shemesh, confirmed that former Minister of Security Gadi Eisenkot and incumbent minister Yoav Gallant have very sharp differences in their approaches to the war.

Shemesh pointed out that the disagreement was not limited to the "War Cabinet" but extended to the broader Cabinet, which includes all Israeli occupation ministers.

The Israeli correspondent reported a debate between Gallant and Eisenkot, in which the former told the latter, "It's good that we did not accept your stance in the War Cabinet when you opposed the army's actions," to which the latter responded, "I did not oppose but supported the position of the security and military establishment."

Shemesh noted that this is just a small part of a broader disagreement on handling security matters between the two officials, who have had an old rivalry dating back years that surfaced during this war.

The Israeli newspaper Haaretz revealed disagreements, divisions, and resignations among officials in the Israeli prisoners' affairs body in several cases concerning communication at the political level and negotiations for a prisoner exchange deal with the Palestinian Resistance.