Liberman Warns Netanyahu Against 'Dragging Israel Into War' as Eisenkot Gets Security Briefing
- On Thursday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot met for a national security briefing at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, their first such encounter since the October 27 election.
- Netanyahu retains executive authority as caretaker prime minister, and Defense Minister Israel Katz reaffirmed the government requires no external approval for military operations, including potential action against Iran.
- Citing his presidential mandate, Eisenkot appealed to Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara to secure the briefing. Katz stated, "We do not need approval from the opposition or any legal authority to instruct the IDF to carry out targeted operations."
- The meeting included Maj-Gen Guy Markizeno, Netanyahu's military secretary, while Netanyahu's office dismissed Eisenkot's warning letter as a "transparent attempt to politicize Israel's national security issues."
- Eisenkot faces a December 6 deadline to form a new government with the support of at least 61 lawmakers, amid warnings from Yisrael Beiteinu chair Avigdor Lieberman that the caretaker government lacks authorization to "drag Israel into war.
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In Israel, outgoing Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot, responsible for forming the next government, had a first official meeting on Thursday. A two-hour one-on-one meeting yesterday afternoon in Jerusalem, officially devoted to security issues, but held in the midst of a political impasse, against the background of rumours of offensiveness in Iran and renewed strikes in Gaza.
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Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to meet with Gandhi Eisenkot amid developments in the Middle East. According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office, the two men will meet in Jerusalem to discuss diplomatic and security issues. Katz: "We do not need the opposition's approval for operations" The meeting took place after Defense Minister Israel Katz said that the outgoing government does not need the oppositi…
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