Shas chairman Arye Deri stated that top security officials recommended to the political leadership to operate in Gaza as if the hostages did not exist. According to Deri, the political echelon rejected this advice. The disclosure, reported by a single source, points to a reported rift within Israeli leadership over war strategy and the hostage issue.
02 · Source and signal
Source and signal
A single-sourced dispatch is never rated Confirmed or Strong. Its Signal strengthens only when a second, independent source corroborates it.
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