A key member of Israel’s war cabinet has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of not telling the truth about the military goals in Gaza.
Mr Netanyahu has publicly rejected the US push for a future Palestinian state and insisted the offensive would continue “until complete victory”.
But Gadi Eisenkot said those advocating “absolute defeat” of Hamas were not “speaking the truth”.
The retired general’s son was killed fighting in Gaza.
He also said Mr Netanyahu shared “sharp and clear responsibility” for failing to protect his country on 7 October and urged fresh elections, saying there was “no trust” in Israel’s current leadership.
Hamas killed around 1,300 people and took 240 hostages in their surprise attack on southern Israel.
Tensions among the cabinet, with reports that the prime minister and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant are barely on speaking terms, come as the chasm between Israel and its Western allies widens.
Barely on speaking terms is another way of saying the Israel leadership are using their emotional brain more than their critical thinking one. IMO this really explains a few things. There are some really big, core issues here and it is ugly for all involved including the people of Israel who are utterly burning their global reputation to the ground.