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Netanyahu and Eisenkot Agree to Security Briefing Amid Political Tensions
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot will hold a security briefing Thursday afternoon following Eisenkot's request for regular intelligence updates.
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What happened
- 01Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot will hold a security briefing Thursday afternoon.
- 02Eisenkot requested regular intelligence updates, citing rejection by Netanyahu's staff.
- 03Eisenkot warned against non-urgent military moves that could harm Israeli democracy.
- 04Netanyahu's office accused Eisenkot of politicizing national security issues.
- 05Avigdor Liberman also cautioned against caretaker government security decisions without oversight.
- 06Likud reportedly blocked a vote to appoint Liberman to a key defense committee.
Eisenkot, tasked with forming a government, had accused Netanyahu's staff of rebuffing his requests and warned against potentially destabilizing military actions. Netanyahu's office accused Eisenkot of politicizing security, while Defense Minister Israel Katz asserted the caretaker government's authority to act without opposition approval.
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