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Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Details of strikes said kept from Ben Gvir amid fears he would leak them
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir attends a Border Police ceremony in Latrun on May 2, 2023. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant kept National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir in the dark during planning for the strikes on Islamic Jihad in Gaza, amid fears he would leak details, Ynet reports.
According to the unsourced report, the two feared he would hint at the operation or otherwise undermine the surprise element of the strikes.
Ben Gvir has been clamoring for a harsher Israeli response to rocket fire from Gaza and complaining about being left out of decision-making meetings.
Netanyahu is seen as distrusting his police minister, keeping him out of critical decision-making on security matters.
