The prime minister's office stated that "there is only one compass, which is the war objectives as set by the Cabinet," after the defense minister criticized the war effort as aimless.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s criticism of Israel’s prosecution of the war “puzzling.”
Hebrew media reported on Sunday that hours before Israel struck Iran overnight Friday, Gallant delivered a harshly worded letter to Netanyahu, as well as to most cabinet ministers and senior military officials, including from the Mossad intelligence agency and Israel Security Agency.
According to the reports, Gallant warned in the letter that Israel’s war effort had become unfocused and needed to be reassessed based on regional developments over the past year.