Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and War Council member Benny Gantz shook hands after a press conference in Tel Aviv, but ignored Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The pictures showed Netanyahu collecting his papers and about to leave the stage without comment, while Israeli media commented on this shot by saying: “Two against one, this is the focus of the war.”

It is noteworthy that signs of disagreement between the pillars of the Israeli War Council appeared during the first weeks of the war on Gaza.

In a press conference late last month, the first signs of hidden disagreements came to light, when Netanyahu refrained from answering questions from Israeli journalists regarding the news that months ago, he had obtained reports from the General Security Service (Shin Bet) and Military Intelligence (Aman), warning of the increasing possibility of... War breaks out without dealing with it.

Disagreements intensified between the Prime Minister and the National Emergency Government coalition, when Netanyahu refuted Israeli reports that stated that the military establishment and intelligence services had submitted reports to his office at the beginning of this year in which they warned of the consequences of the outbreak of war on several fronts, and did not rule out the scenario of a surprise attack that might be launched by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas). On the "Gaza cover".

In a tweet on his account on the X platform, Netanyahu accused the army and intelligence services of responsibility for failing to warn and prevent the events of “Black Saturday” on the seventh of last October.

His tweet was met with strong criticism from partners in the emergency government coalition and members of the “War Cabinet,” and Gantz then addressed Netanyahu, saying, “When Israel is at war, the leadership must be responsible, take the right steps, and support the army and security forces to achieve what is asked of them.”

Gantz renewed his full support for the commanders of the army, the intelligence services, and the heads of the security services, while the opposition leader, Yair Lapid - head of the “There is a Future” party - launched an attack on Netanyahu, accusing him of evading responsibility and shifting it to the military and security leaders who are waging a war against Hamas and Hezbollah, which... It prompted Netanyahu to delete his tweet, apologize for its content, and admit that he “made a mistake.”

Source: Al Jazeera.Net