Former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of manipulating cabinet protocols and revealed that Likud ministers voted against the military maneuver in Gaza, while he pushed for the conquest of the Strip and demanded a broad attack on Iran. Eisenkot spoke at the Yedioth Ahronoth conference on Wednesday.
Gadi Eisenkot, a former IDF chief of staff and current opposition MK, delivered a sharp attack on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Likud ministers during a speech at the Yedioth Ahronoth conference on Wednesday. Eisenkot accused Netanyahu of manipulating cabinet protocols and called on him to publish only the voting records of each minister on every decision. He claimed that such transparency would reveal that Likud ministers voted against the military maneuver in Gaza, while he himself pushed for the conquest of the Strip, supported the capture of Rafah, and demanded a broad strike on Iran.
The remarks are the latest in a series of public confrontations between Eisenkot and Netanyahu. As The Zioneer has previously reported, Eisenkot has repeatedly criticized the government's war management and is running for prime minister as head of the Yashar party. The claims about Likud ministers contradict the government's official narrative of unity on the Gaza operation. The conference appearance adds to the widening political rift over the conduct of the multi-front war.
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