IDF chief summons general for ‘clarification’ after off-script remarks

By Emanuel Fabian

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14 March 2024, 10:58 am 1 Edit

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

The commander of the 98th Division, Brig. Gen. Dan Goldfus, speaks to the press from the Gaza border, March 13, 2024. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)

The commander of the 98th Division, Brig. Gen. Dan Goldfus, has been summoned for a “clarification conversation” with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi tomorrow over his off-script remarks in a press conference yesterday.

Goldfus addressed Israel’s political leadership after a prepared and approved statement, telling them they must “be worthy of us,” that the military would “not run away from responsibility,” and that they must reject extremism.

The IDF has said these remarks had not been authorized by Goldfus’s superiors and were added in after the speech had been approved.