Israel's Defense Minister publicly accused the military correspondent of Army Radio (Galei Tzahal) of publishing false information, according to the minister's own statement. The rare on-the-record rebuke signals unusual tension between the defense establishment and the military's own radio station.
Defense Minister Israel Katz launched an unusually sharp personal attack Monday evening against the military correspondent of Army Radio (Galei Tzahal), according to the minister's own statement. Katz stated that the reporter 'published false things,' without specifying the content or the reported item that drew his ire. The incident marks a rare public confrontation between a senior defense official and a journalist working for the IDF's own official radio station, which is usually afforded wide editorial independence within the military establishment. The nature of the allegedly false report and the specific claims the minister disputes have not been detailed by his office as of Monday evening Jerusalem time.
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