Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hit back hard at a sweeping security-related letter of demands from Yesh Atid MK Gadi Eisenkot, accusing the former IDF chief of trying to politicise the defence establishment and spreading fear among the public.
Eisenkot, who chairs the Yesh Atid faction, sent Netanyahu a letter calling on the prime minister not to launch military operations before a change of government. Netanyahu's response accused Eisenkot of issuing an irresponsible demand that undermines Israel's security posture and injects politics into operational decisions that should remain in the hands of the government and the IDF.
The exchange marks the latest clash between Netanyahu and opposition figures over the conduct of the war and Israel's posture toward Iran, with Eisenkot, a former chief of staff and member of the wartime cabinet until his resignation last year, positioning himself as a critic of the government's handling of security policy.
