Minister Ben Gvir responded to former war cabinet minister Gadi Eisenkot, asserting that key Israeli military achievements — including the elimination of Hassan Nasrallah, the pager operation, the capture of the security zone, the capture of Rafah, and the attack in Iran — occurred only after Eisenkot left the cabinet. The remarks were published on social media Saturday evening.
The statement from National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir directly challenges former war cabinet member Gadi Eisenkot's narrative of the war. Eisenkot, a former IDF chief of staff, has been a vocal critic of the government's strategic decisions. The Zioneer previously reported on Eisenkot's criticism of Prime Minister Netanyahu's account of the Rafah cabinet vote (July 1) and his assessment that the Iranian regime cannot be toppled by force alone (July 15). Ben Gvir's response lists a series of operational milestones — the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, the pager operation against Hezbollah, the capture of the southern Lebanon security zone, the Rafah offensive, and the strike inside Iran — and asserts these were achieved only after Eisenkot left the cabinet. The exchange highlights the deepening political divide over the conduct and accomplishments of the war.
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