Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed during the weekly Cabinet meeting Sunday that senior security and political officials opposed several high-stakes military operations over the course of the ongoing war, including the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and the incursion into Rafah.
“There were those in the Cabinet who opposed my plan to eliminate Nasrallah and carry out additional operations, citing a lack of U.S. support,” Netanyahu said. “I disagreed and pursued the mission to its end.”
Netanyahu also accused both internal and external elements of “spreading falsehoods” regarding negotiations for hostage releases, claiming that “Hamas has only hardened its stance" since the execution of six hostages in a tunnel in Rafah in late August.