Netanyahu and Eisenkot agree to continue security talks
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Bénin Web TV
Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot held two hours of talks in Jerusalem on Israel’s security and diplomatic issues. The two officials agreed to continue their discussions whenever necessary, after several days of disagreements over access to defence information, according to their joint statement.
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s outgoing prime minister, and Gadi Eisenkot, tasked with forming the next government, agreed to continue discussions on security issues after a two-hour meeting on Thursday 12 November in Jerusalem, according to Benin Web TV. The two men had publicly differed over the conduct of possible military operations during the political transition.
The prime minister’s military secretary, General Guy Markizano, took part in the meeting. In a joint statement issued after the meeting, Netanyahu and Eisenkot said that the head of Yashar had been briefed on Israel’s security and diplomatic challenges and that they would consult each other whenever necessary, Benin Web TV reports.
The disagreement notably concerned Eisenkot’s access to defence information. He had requested regular briefings on the security situation and called on the outgoing government to defer any military operation that did not respond to a direct and immediate threat. Netanyahu’s office rejected the criticism, while Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday that the government continued to carry out its security responsibilities despite the political transition.
The meeting comes after Eisenkot was tasked with forming the Israeli government on 7 November and as Gadi Eizenkot could become the first Mizrahi prime minister, according to a publication dated 12 November.
