Netanyahu Briefs Eisenkot on Security After Yashar Party Leader Said He Was Denied Briefings
Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot will discuss a diplomatic-security update after a dispute over access to classified briefings, as tensions rise over Israel's next government.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot meet Thursday at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem for a diplomatic-security update, their first encounter since the election.
- The meeting follows a dispute over Eisenkot's access to classified briefings, as the politician tasked by President Isaac Herzog to form the next government argued regular intelligence updates are essential.
- In a letter to Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara on Wednesday, Eisenkot warned that deploying security forces without "a direct and immediate threat that cannot tolerate delay" could harm Israeli democracy.
- Netanyahu rejected the criticism, calling Eisenkot's remarks "irresponsible" and stating, "sensitive national security matters should not be politicized publicly," while questioning reliance on Arab parties.
- With tensions surrounding Iran remaining high, Israel faces major security decisions while negotiations over a new government remain unresolved, complicating the political transition.
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Netanyahu briefs Eisenkot on security after Yashar party leader said he was denied briefings
The meeting came a day after Eisenkot asked A-G Gali Baharav-Miara to intervene, saying Netanyahu had denied him the briefings while the government serves in a caretaker capacity.
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