Defense Minister Yoav Gallant lends his backing to Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar and warns that National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir is “endangering” Israel’s security after Bar cautioned that the ultranationalist lawmaker was doing “indescribable damage” to Israel in a letter published by Channel 12 yesterday.
The letter was sent to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Gallant, and several other government ministers.
In a post on X, Gallant writes that “In the face of minister Ben Gvir’s irresponsible actions that endanger the State of Israel’s national security and create an internal division in the nation, the head of the Shin Bet and his people are carrying out their duties and warning of the grave consequences of these acts.”
Following Bar’s warning, Ben Gvir reportedly demanded that the Shin Bet chief be fired, and stormed out of a cabinet meeting when Netanyahu and other ministers defended him.
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