Gantz, Netanyahu said to engage in shouting match over budget

Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz engage in a shouting match during a meeting of the so-called coronavirus cabinet, Channel 12 news reports, against a deepening rift over the budget standoff that could send Israel to new elections.

According to the network, Gantz, shouting angrily, accuses Netanyahu of never intending to honor the stipulation in the coalition agreement between their parties that the government pass a government through 2021.

“Will someone turn up the volume? We can’t hear,” Netanyahu reportedly retorts sarcastically.

The report also says Gantz let loose at Finance Minister Israel Katz of Likud, saying he ordered Finance Ministry officials to draft a short-term budget in violation of the coalition deal.