JERUSALEM: Israel’s defense minister on Tuesday reprimanded the country’s military chief over appointments made without his approval, as tensions simmered between the military and the executive ahead of a planned expansion of the war in Gaza. A statement from the defense minister Israel Katz’s ministry said that deliberations conducted by chief of staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir on military appointments “took place... without prior coordination or agreement” with the minister.

The Minister Said the Promotions Occurred Without His Consent and Demanded That Future Appointments Be Coordinated With Him. The Military Affirmed That the IDF Chief Alone…

JERUSALEM: Israel’s defense minister on Tuesday reprimanded the country’s military chief over appointments made without his approval, as tensions simmered between the military and…

The latest clash between Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir erupted late Monday night. On the surface, it looks like another dispute over who has the…

Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz blamed Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir for "unnecessarily harming Israeli military officers" on Wednesday, amid a recent…

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir's conduct harms the Israeli military, Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a statement Wednesday morning.

As the Israeli army agrees to a new large-scale intervention in Gaza, the defense minister and the chief of the Israeli armed forces find themselves at odds over strategy.