PM’s military secretary didn’t relay order to halt Amona clearance on time — report

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s military secretary did not relay an order in time to call off this morning’s removal of mobile homes illegally installed on a West Bank hilltop, Hadashot TV news reports.

According to the report, Col. Avi Blot did not inform military brass of the order to halt the operation until security forces were already on their way to Amona and about to start the operation.

Netanyahu instructed Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot to summon Blot for a clarification, the network reports.

Col. Avi Blot makes an address during a ceremony naming him the new head of the army’s Commando Brigade on August 17, 2017. (Israel Defense Forces)

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