Commentator Hillel Bitton Rosen said Monday that the IDF Chief of Staff's statement regarding the storm over the dismissal of Maj. Gen. Avi Blot is 'far from being close to reality,' and accused the Chief of Staff of 'actively working against the Minister of Defense.' The remarks come amid the ongoing controversy over Defense Minister Israel Katz's attempt to replace Blot, which the military leadership publicly rejected.
Commentator Hillel Bitton Rosen, a prominent military affairs journalist for Channel 14, criticized the IDF Chief of Staff's handling of the Blot affair. In a statement posted Monday afternoon, Bitton Rosen said the Chief of Staff's official statement on the matter was "far from reality" and that the military leader is "actively working against the Minister of Defense." The controversy stems from Defense Minister Israel Katz's announcement on Sunday that he was dismissing Central Command chief Maj. Gen. Avi Blot, a move the Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, publicly rejected, leading to a rare public rift between the defense establishment and the political echelon. Bitton Rosen's comments add to the political and military tensions surrounding the affair. As The Zioneer reported, the rift has drawn significant attention, with Bitton Rosen previously accusing the IDF spokesperson of misleading the public. The situation remains unresolved, with the Chief of Staff's office yet to issue a further response.
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