Opposition leader Avigdor Liberman said Monday that the IDF chief of staff has warned the prime minister and defense minister of damage to soldiers' trust, and accused Netanyahu of harming the military and state security to keep coalition partners Deri and Goldknopf in power, calling it a betrayal of state security and IDF fighters, according to N12.
Avigdor Liberman, chairman of Yisrael Beiteinu, on Monday accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of betraying state security by harming the Israel Defense Forces to preserve his coalition with Haredi partners Aryeh Deri and Moshe Gafni (Goldknopf). According to a report by N12's Dafna Liel, Liberman claimed that the IDF Chief of Staff has warned Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant about eroding trust among serving soldiers. 'This is a betrayal of state security and IDF fighters,' Liberman said. The statement marks the latest in a series of sharp attacks by Liberman, who has positioned himself as a vocal critic of the government's handling of security and conscription issues. No response was immediately reported from the Prime Minister's Office.
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