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Gallant opposes talks to include ‘pyromaniac’ Ben Gvir in management of war
Composite image shows Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, left, and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, right. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says there is a “pyromaniac” in the government who is “trying to ignite the Middle East,” in an apparent reference to National Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and his hardline views.
“I oppose any negotiations to bring him into the war cabinet — it would allow him to implement his plans,” Gallant writes on X.
Netanyahu disbanded the war cabinet when the National Unity party withdrew from the government in June.
The prime minister was said to be in talks to include Ben Gvir in a new war-managing forum, but Kan news reported earlier that he had decided against the move to avoid embarrassment while visiting the United States.
