Israel’s opposition on Thursday signalled an end to the political consensus over the war against Iran — a conflict the military now says requires far more combat troops, particularly on the Lebanese front.
“I want to warn the citizens of Israel. We are facing another security disaster,” the country’s main opposition leader and head of the center-right Yesh Atid party, Yair Lapid, said in a televised statement on the 27th day of the war.
“The IDF is stretched to the limit and beyond. The government is leaving the army wounded out on the battlefield,” Lapid said.
Like the rest of Israel’s political leadership, Lapid had unreservedly backed the war on the Islamic Republic — widely regarded in Israel as an existential threat.
His dramatic comments on Thursday were a response to a leaked remarks reportedly made the previous day by the military chief, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir.
