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05 Aug 2025 15:13 PM Gantz slams minister's attacks on army chief
Benny Gantz, an Israeli opposition politician and former member of Netanyahu's war cabinet, has condemned government ministers' 'unrestrained attacks' against army chief Eyal Zamir over his reported opposition to the prime minister's push to a full military occupation of Gaza.
'In the state of Israel, the chief of staff is subordinate to the political echelon, as it has always been and will be, but he is not a puppet on a string or a rubber stamp,' the chair of the Blue and White-National Unity political alliance said in a social media post.
'Instead of threatening and whining, perhaps it's worth internalising: The problem lies with the political echelon, not the military one.'
