Israel defence minister and military chief clash publicly over West Bank detention dispute
Israel's defence minister and the military chief have publicly disagreed over the handling of a detention case in the occupied West Bank, in a rare and visible breakdown in civil-military relations during wartime. The dispute centres on Major-General Avi Bluth, who commands Israeli forces in the West Bank, after criticism from Defence Minister Israel Katz. Katz then announced on live television that Bluth would be replaced, but Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir later said the general would remain in post.The sequence of events was confirmed in commentary published on 6 August and described as part of a wider pattern of... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 06 Aug 2026 14:38 LONDON
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