Prime Minister Netanyahu lashed out at former Defense Minister Gantz on Tuesday morning, the day after a reported deal with Iran, claiming Gantz would not have authorized an Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear facilities. The remarks, reported by Amit Segal (N12), widen a public rift within Israel's security establishment over the timing of military action versus diplomacy.
The morning after a reported U.S.-Iran nuclear agreement moved toward signing, Prime Minister Netanyahu unleashed a sharp personal attack on former Defense Minister and War Cabinet member Gadi Eisenkot (often referred to as Gantz by the media), accusing him of lacking the resolve to strike Iran's nuclear program. According to a report by Amit Segal (N12), Netanyahu said: 'He would not have struck Iran' — a direct challenge to Eisenkot's military and political legacy as the IDF's former chief of staff.
The attack comes amid a fraught political week. As The Zioneer has reported in recent days, Netanyahu has publicly insisted on 'no immunity for Beirut or Tehran,' even as President Trump secured a framework agreement in Geneva. The prime minister's broadside against a senior security figure suggests growing frustration within the Israeli leadership that diplomatic momentum is overriding military options against Iran's nuclear facilities.
Eisenkot has not yet responded publicly. The exchange underscores a deepening policy divide: whether to strike preemptively or allow the Trump-brokered deal to take hold — with Israel officially not a party to it. No further details on Eisenkot's alleged position were provided in the initial report.
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