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Earlier today, YWN-ISRAEL reported that IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-General Gadi Eizenkott came under fire when he stated police and soldiers do not have to empty an entire clip into a 14-year-old terrorist with scissors. Many viewed the IDF commander’s remarks as an unjustified criticism against security agencies, who have been at the front line of the ongoing wave of Arab terror, which began on erev Rosh Hashanah 5776.
One of the elected officials backing Eizenkott was Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who commented on the matter in front of the media at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday, 12 Adar I.
“Last week there was a debate over remarks by the Chief of Staff. This is a pointless debate. What the Chief of Staff said is self-evident, and in any case, the IDF and the security forces operate in this manner. Everything that was said afterwards was said either out of misunderstanding or a desire to score political points. Both are unacceptable. We need to put this matter aside and move on and this is exactly what we will do at this meeting.
“Today the Chief of Staff will give the cabinet a security briefing on the situation in the region. The challenges and threats are increasing and we are preparing accordingly. Government policy is to take strong action, both defensively and offensively, in defending our borders by operating both within and beyond them. This is the reason why – relative to other countries in the region – the State of Israel is in a strong position, and we will see to it that this continues.”
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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One Response
A/ it’s not a clip it’s a magazine.
B/ As far as I recall NO SOLDIER emptied a magazine
C/ the IDF Chief should spend more of his mouth criticizing the PA which is encouraging the DAILY ATTACKS ON JEWS IN ISRAEL.