Overview
- Gadi Eisenkot published a letter on Wednesday urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanjahu to show restraint and to delay any military or other security steps until a new government is sworn in.
- Eisenkot warned that using security forces without a direct, immediate threat could damage Israeli democracy and public trust and said his team had been denied regular security briefings.
- He asked Attorney General Gali Baharav‑Miara to intervene over access to classified information and to ensure military actions are properly debated and authorized by the cabinet.
- Netanjahu’s office called Eisenkot’s public warning irresponsible and accused him of politicizing security, while Defence Minister Israel Katz said the transitional government does not need opposition approval for military strikes and agreed to meet Eisenkot for a security briefing.
- The dispute plays out during a fraught government-formation phase after an inconclusive election and follows unconfirmed media reports that renewed action against Iran is being considered, a possibility that has not been verified.