Netanyahu hit back at Gallant, saying he's adopting an 'anti-Israel narrative'
On Monday, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s calls for “total victory” in Gaza “nonsense,” prompting a rebuke from Netanyahu.
Gallant made the comments at a hearing of the Israeli Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee when asked why Israel hasn’t invaded Lebanon.
“I hear the heroes beating the drums [of war], the ‘total victory’ and nonsense,” Gallant said, according to Haaretz . “I’ve seen this courage when it comes up for discussion. The conditions for war in Lebanon that exist today are the opposite of what they were at the beginning of the war.”
Gallant said that he wanted to take action against Hezbollah at the beginning of Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza and that he wanted a preemptive strike, but he was denied. “There was a chance to attack the hive then, and now the terrorists are now swarming like bees,” he said.
In response to Gallant’s comments, Netanyahu’s office accused the defense minister of adopting an “anti-Israel narrative.” The office said in a statement that Hamas was to blame for the lack of a ceasefire deal in Gaza despite widespread acknowledgment that Netanyahu has been sabotaging the chances of an agreement.
🔗SOURCE ➡️ Antiwar.com
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Ynet added that both Gantz and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant – a Likud member himself – have “teamed up” in order to “lead to elections” and overthrow the government.
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