Overview

• Member of Knesset Gilad Kariv warned in an urgent letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu that Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s unilateral suspension of over 1 billion shekels in PA clearance revenue transfers since May risks collapsing the Palestinian Authority and bolstering terror groups.
• Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett accused Prime Minister Netanyahu and cabinet ministers of orchestrating a campaign of public humiliation and incitement against IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir after he issued conscription orders for tens of thousands of Haredi recruits.
• Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir appealed at a Glilot base ceremony for mutual trust and full cooperation between the political and military echelons to preserve operational effectiveness.
• A dispute with Defense Minister Israel Katz over the upcoming round of officer appointments has intensified civil-military tensions within the government-military relationship.
• Legal and security experts have criticized the lack of cabinet or security-committee deliberation in withholding PA funds as a procedural breach that could undermine Israel’s defense posture.