An earlier IDF statement stressed that any communication by IDF personnel with the political echelon requires the approval of the chief of staff.
“[...] In almost every sector, a surprise raid on our forces could succeed, undermining the rule ‘we will be surprised but not defeated.’"
The appointment was made despite a High Court ruling that the dismissal of Shin Bet head Ronen Bar was illegal due to Netanyahu's conflict of interest in the "Qatargate" affair.
Netanyahu decided to appoint a new man and has now dared Baharav-Miara and the High Court to stop him.
Many of the prime minister’s claims were inaccurate, misleading, contradictory, or conspiratorial.
The High Court ruling stated that due to the Qatargate case, the prime minister and the government's firing of Bar was a conflict of interest.
Both Israelis, from the town of Nesher, were lured in by Tehran due to millions in gambling debt and the promise to help pay off their debts.
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