Netanyahu aide said to dress down Ben Gvir for calling Iran strike ‘lame’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, greets National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir at the Knesset on May 23, 2023. (Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, greets National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir at the Knesset on May 23, 2023. (Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP)

After National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir tweeted that last night’s strike on Iran was “lame,” Channel 12 reports that a confidant of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached out to the far-right lawmaker to tell him that he was harming Israel’s national security.

The network notes that there won’t likely be further repercussions for Ben Gvir, given that Netanyahu is reliant on him to remain in power.

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