Former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot told N13's Udi Segal that the Knesset's decision to prevent the IDF from strengthening itself during wartime is a 'breach of trust' and 'absolute negligence.' He added that if he forms the next government, he would cancel all such laws.
Former IDF chief of staff and war cabinet observer Gadi Eisenkot delivered a sharp rebuke to the coalition in remarks to N13's Udi Segal on Wednesday evening. He called the Knesset's decision to prevent the IDF from strengthening itself during an active war a 'breach of trust' and 'absolute negligence.' Eisenkot said he would cancel all such laws if he forms the next government. The Zioneer has previously reported on Eisenkot's repeated criticism of the coalition's handling of the draft law and its prioritization of political survival over military resilience during the war.
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