Walla: Gallant tried to break into Netanyahu’s office and the situation deteriorated and almost reached a quarrel
The Israeli Walla website revealed that Defense Minister Yoav Galant attempted to storm Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office, and the situation almost deteriorated into a fist fight.
Gallant threatened Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer to bring in the Golani Brigade to control the situation in the War Cabinet.
Dermer, who renounced his US citizenship to serve as economic envoy in Washington before becoming ambassador there, is considered one of Netanyahu’s closest associates.
According to the Walla website, Netanyahu’s crew monitored Gallant’s crew while recording the course of the security meetings on an audio tape.
Israeli media reported that Gallant left the war cabinet meeting last Saturday because his office director was prevented from attending, amid increasing tension within the Cabinet.
At the time, Israeli Channel 12 quoted a source as saying that the minister’s withdrawal came after he arrived at the meeting headquarters and his assistant was prevented from entering with him, but when he entered the room he found 5 of Netanyahu’s aides.
The source added, “Netanyahu told Gallant that as long as my assistant didn’t attend, your assistant shouldn’t attend, despite the presence of 5 of his employees in the place,” and this is what prompted the Minister of Defense to withdraw.
According to the Channel 12, Netanyahu believes that the army is leaking some information related to the bilateral talks or discussions.
As the Walla website reported, Gallant sometimes refrains from answering calls from Netanyahu’s office for entire days.
The Israeli Channel 13 revealed that Gallant asked Netanyahu not to disrupt his work within the government.
In a related context, the The Times newspaper reported, quoting an unnamed Israeli security official, that the Israeli war government is on the verge of collapse and Netanyahu is hesitating and wasting time.
During recent months, the Israeli media has repeatedly touched on ongoing disagreements between Gallant and Netanyahu, related to how to manage the war on the Gaza Strip, and the aftermath of the war, in addition to Netanyahu’s repeated attempts to hold the army responsible for the war on the Gaza Strip.
Many Israeli analysts point out that each member of the War Council only thinks about his political future and not Israel’s interests.
