Former IDF chief and war cabinet minister Gadi Eisenkot said Friday that Prime Minister Netanyahu never responded to him following the downing of an Israeli plane, according to ynet. "If he wants, let him publish the schedule," Eisenkot said, without specifying which incident he referred to.
Former IDF Chief of Staff and war cabinet observer Gadi Eisenkot said Friday that Prime Minister Netanyahu never responded to him after the downing of an Israeli aircraft, and challenged him to publish his daily schedule to prove otherwise. The remarks, reported by ynet, do not specify which downing incident Eisenkot referred to.
Eisenkot’s latest statement follows his account on Wednesday Sep 2, when he revealed at the Yediot Ahronot conference that after an Israeli F-16 was shot down over Syria on February 10, 2018, he ordered a broad strike on Syrian and Iranian targets because Netanyahu was asleep and unreachable. Eisenkot said that when Netanyahu arrived three hours later, he halted further operations before another planned strike could be carried out. That account was published by The Zioneer.
The former military chief has repeatedly criticized Netanyahu’s decision-making during security crises. As The Zioneer reported, Eisenkot previously called Netanyahu’s handling of the Gaza hostage deal a “surrender,” demanded accountability for the October 7, 2023 attack, and advocated for a broader response to Iranian aggression. He has also publicly invited Netanyahu to a debate.
It remains unclear which plane downing Eisenkot referred to in his latest comments. His challenge to publish the schedule suggests a dispute over the sequence of events and who authorized what during the incident.
3 developments
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- DevelopingFormer minister Gadi Eisenkot slams Netanyahu's statement as offering no real answers
- DevelopingEisenkot on Oct 7 commemoration: Netanyahu must reveal cabinet protocols, expose the truth
- DevelopingSenior official: Netanyahu did not watch Aizenkott video, not dealing with death threats against family
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