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Ex-IDF Chief Eisenkot Accuses Netanyahu of Unresponsiveness During 2018 Jet Downing
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By יובל קרני
First reported by Ynet · 38 minutes ago
What happened
Former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot claims Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was unresponsive for hours after an F-16 was downed in 2018, a statement disputed by a military source who says Netanyahu approved the response promptly.
- 01Gadi Eisenkot claims Netanyahu was unreachable for hours after F-16 downed.
- 02Eisenkot made the decision to strike Syrian and Iranian targets himself.
- 03A military source disputes Eisenkot's account of Netanyahu's unresponsiveness.
- 04The source states Netanyahu approved the retaliatory strike promptly.
- 05The incident involved an Iranian drone and subsequent Israeli airstrikes.
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