Defense Minister Israel Katz doubles down and says the defense establishment comptroller will issue recommendations regarding the IDF’s review of its internal October 7 probes within 30 days, and also freeze senior IDF appointments until then.
“I appreciate the chief of staff, who knows well that he is subordinate to the prime minister, the defense minister, and the government of Israel,” Katz says in a statement.
“I do not intend to argue through the media,” he says.
“The defense establishment comptroller will submit his conclusions within 30 days, and only afterward will I formulate my decisions on the appointments, as required by my role and authority,” Katz adds.
Earlier, Katz said he would freeze senior appointments in the IDF until comptroller Brig. Gen. (res.) Yair Volansky submits a review of the report prepared by Maj. Gen. (res.) Sami Turgeman and other former senior officers, which looked into the IDF’s internal October 7 probes.
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