Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is heading for a showdown with potential replacement Gadi Eisenkot, who fears the caretaker leader may renew strikes on Iran under false pretenses in an effort to cling to power.
In a letter sent on Wednesday, Eisenkot told Netanyahu not to make any major national security decisions during the period of political transition and avoid ¡°dangerous steps that can wait for the swearing in of a new government.¡± He also asked Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara to help ensure he receives regular security briefings for ¡°effective oversight.¡±
Netanyahu¡¯s office dismissed Eisenkot¡¯s warnings and insisted that ¡°all decisions made by the government were taken solely out of security considerations and in full coordination with the defense establishment.¡±
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