Overview
- IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir publicly accused Defense Minister Israel Katz of political calculations and said a 30‑day freeze on senior promotions harms army readiness.
- Defense Minister Katz ordered a re-examination of the IDF’s internal reviews of failures linked to the October 7, 2023 attack, a step Zamir opposes.
- Netanyahu scrapped a planned three-way meeting, held separate consultations with Katz and Zamir, and criticized their media statements as inappropriate.
- The Prime Minister’s Office urged the public to ignore politically motivated leaks after reports suggested Netanyahu is considering replacing Katz with Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar.
- Analyses warn the feud risks dragging in the wider military, hindering lessons‑learned efforts from the war, and pressuring the governing coalition.