Lie detector for ministers and everyone attending cabinet meetings against leaks. Benjamin Netanyahu therefore wants to take action after revelations emerged in recent days of a very harsh conflict between some ministers and military leaders over the establishment of a commission of inquiry into the October 7 attack.
As Channel 12 revealed, the Israeli prime minister said during yesterday's cabinet meeting: “We have a flood of news leaks and I am not prepared to continue like this, which is why I gave the order to promote a law that would provide for this.” All that Sitting in the cabinet and participating in security discussions, including the political and professional ranks, should take a lie detector test.”
The “fight” in the cabinet meeting, the dispute over the Gaza plan
Open conflict erupted between some of Israel's top politicians last Friday after what one source called a “fight” at a security cabinet meeting over the handling of the investigation into the Hamas attacks on Israel on March 7. October came. But there were also strong public disagreements about the post-war plan for Gaza.
Last Thursday, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant unveiled a program that does not include Hamas's control of the enclave or the presence of Israeli citizens in the territory after the end of the war. However, the plan was sharply criticized by the country's far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, who instead strongly supported the idea of a Palestinian exodus from Gaza. The minister particularly called for the “resumption of Israeli settlement construction” in the Gaza Strip and the “voluntary migration” of its civilians after the end of the conflict.
A completely different vision than the defense minister's plan, which spoke of Palestinians, not Israelis, “managing civilian affairs in Gaza in the post-war period,” with Israel retaining control of security while “there will be no civilian presence.” “The residents of Gaza are Palestinians, so as long as there is no hostility towards Israel, the Palestinian entities are responsible,” the minister said, further explaining that it will be a multinational force led by the United States Cooperation will be conducted with Israel's European and Arab allies, who will take responsibility for rebuilding Gaza after the war.
The Israeli military, meanwhile, should launch an operational investigation to learn from its security “mistakes” and apply those lessons to future security challenges, Israel Defense Forces spokesman Daniel Hagari said on Friday. An internal investigation would be conducted by the chain of command and another investigation would be conducted by former senior officials to also reflect “externally” on the “decision-making processes,” Hagari said. “Our goal is to constantly improve, learn lessons from the battles, build on our successes and minimize the losses of our forces,” Hagari said, adding: “Operational investigations are one of the basic principles of the IDF.”
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