❗Times of Israel (1/2):

Tensions rise in Netanyahu’s coalition government as military replacements announced:

○ On 2 May, the Israeli army announced the promotion of 5 generals to replace the recent resignations across the 'General staff', the senior command in charge of the different branches in the military.

○ The announcement has been met with criticism from Israeli ministers, lawmakers, and media, citing disapproval over allowing current government and military officials, responsible for the security failure on 7 October, to select incoming replacements.

○ There has also been condemnation over promoting generals from within the military, prior to reviewing their potential involvement in what led to the failure on 7 October.