Naftali Bennett, who began serving as Defense Minister last Tuesday, opened his first General Staff meeting with a tefillah.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who had held the position of Defense Minister since Avigdor Liberman resigned the position in November 2018 in protest of a ceasefire with Hamas, offered the position to Bennett a week and a half ago. Bennett accepted the position and the Cabinet approved his appointment.

Bennett agreed to the stipulation that when or if a new government is formed, the position of Defense Minister may go to someone else.

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