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Gallant storms out of war cabinet meeting over PM’s reported refusal to let aide in
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant during a press conference in Tel Aviv, December 16, 2023. (Noam Revkin Fenton/ Flash90)
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has reportedly stormed out of a meeting of the war cabinet at the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv after feuding with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in the latest spat between the two.
According to an unsourced account reportedly widely by Hebrew media, Gallant was angered that his chief of staff was not allowed to enter the meeting on the grounds that aides were not allowed in, even though Netanyahu had several aides present.
“Stop getting in the way of my work,” Gallant is quoted as telling Netanyahu and National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi before angrily leaving.
