Defense Minister Katz Questions IDF Chief's Surprise Over General Blot Replacement

First reported by Arutz Sheva · 20 hours ago

What happened

Defense Minister Israel Katz said he does not understand why the IDF Chief of Staff is surprised about replacing Major General Blot, as the Chief himself wanted the change.

• 01Defense Minister Israel Katz spoke with West Bank leaders on Monday.
• 02Katz expressed confusion over the IDF Chief of Staff's surprise about replacing Major General Blot.
• 03He said the Chief of Staff himself wanted to replace Blot.
• 04The statement suggests internal disagreement or tension regarding military leadership changes.

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