MK Avigdor Lieberman, chairman of Yisrael Beytenu, said in response to an N12 investigation that instead of making statements without backing, the cabinet should listen to the parents of IDF soldiers and to the chief of staff, who has raised ten red flags over operational constraints in Lebanon. He added that the military cannot be operated solely according to coalition survival considerations, according to a statement on his channel.
MK Avigdor Lieberman (Yisrael Beytenu) responded to an investigation by N12, calling on the government to listen to the parents of commando fighters in Lebanon and to the chief of staff rather than issue hollow statements. He said ten red flags have been raised by the military chief over constraints on operations in Lebanon, and warned that the IDF cannot be run purely according to coalition survival calculations.
Lieberman's statement comes after a series of public appeals by parents of commando soldiers deployed in Lebanon, who sent an urgent letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defense Minister Katz, and the chief of staff late Tuesday. The parents alleged their children were in a vulnerable position with daily casualties and no clear operational goals.
The remarks also follow earlier calls by Lieberman himself and by former prime minister Yair Lapid for the political echelon to allow the military greater operational freedom. The N12 investigation, which prompted Lieberman's statement, was not detailed in the source message. The cabinet's response to these criticisms remains unstated.
2 developments
- DevelopingParents of commando fighters in Lebanon send urgent letter to Netanyahu, Katz, and Zamir
- DevelopingLieberman calls on IDF chief to 'turn the tables' on Netanyahu, demand decisive action against Hezbollah
- DevelopingDozens of IDF soldier mothers protest outside chief of staff’s home over Lebanon policy
- DevelopingLiberman calls to topple government if Hezbollah not destroyed, Dahieh not burning
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