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IDF chief said to ‘remind’ ministers: You didn’t want a ground operation in Gaza at all
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi speaks during an assessment in northern Israel, February 27, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
Disagreements between ministers and IDF Chief Herzi Halevi reached new depths at a recent cabinet meeting, Channel 12 says in an unsourced report.
Several ministers at the meeting protested to Halevi that the IDF ground operation is not effective enough, that it is too slow, and that it was a mistake to leave the tackling of Rafah to last.
Halevi responded by reminding ministers that they had not wanted any ground operation at all, the report says.
He is quoted saying: “I remind you that you didn’t want the ground incursion. If the IDF and security establishment had not pushed it, we would not be carrying out ground maneuvers anywhere in Gaza.”
The IDF Spokesman’s Office declines to comment on the report.
