Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:21am on 20 Jan 2024,Saturday International
A prominent member of Israel's war cabinet, Gadi Eisenkot, has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of being untruthful about military objectives in Gaza. Eisenkot, a retired general whose son died in Gaza, contradicted Netanyahu's stance of seeking "complete victory" against Hamas, stating that those advocating for Hamas's "absolute defeat" were not truthful. He also asserted that Netanyahu bears "sharp and clear responsibility" for a security failure on October 7, calling for fresh elections due to a lack of trust in the current leadership. Tensions within the cabinet coincide with strained relations between Israel and its Western allies, notably the U.S., over differing views on a Palestinian state.
