Israeli cabinet in disarray as army’s return from Gaza, expressing defeat
In a heated cabinet session, Israeli ministers clashed during a security briefing on Sunday, revealing deep divisions over the success of military operations in Gaza. Major General Eliezer Toledano’s briefing, highlighting a different phase of the war, led to disputes between official reports and ground realities.
“Tourism Minister Haim Katz responded to Toledano, saying he did not feel like there was a war inbound. Israeli Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli responded by saying: ‘Is that also Tolidano’s job? To take feelings into consideration?’
‘National Missions’ Minister Orit Strock, armed with several written questions, told Tolidano that fighters returning from Gaza express dissatisfaction and a lack of triumph, noting that further explanations were required of the government. When Netanyahu entered the room, Chikli approached Strock and remarked, ‘This is the political level; your culprit has arrived. Ask him.’
In reality, ministers revealed there were discrepancies in what was being heard from the military apparatus and from what was going on the ground, the Israeli broadcaster said. There was a notable lack of respect in this session, escalating to shouting between the Minister for Advancement of the Status of Women May Golan and Chikli.
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A new indication of a major division in ‘Israel’s’ war leadership has surfaced, following the former Israeli chief Gadi Eisenkot’s call for elections within months, the Financial Times reported.
‘Whoever speaks of absolute defeat is not speaking the truth,’ Eisenkot told the Israeli Channel 12 a couple of hours after Netanyahu vowed to continue the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip until what he called ‘complete victory’ over Hamas.
Eisenkot, a centrist minister and observer to the country’s war cabinet whose son was killed in battles in Gaza last month, called it necessary to hold elections and renew the trust because there is ‘no trust’ in the current government, who he accused of ‘selling fantasies’ to the public.”
