Military sources said Defense Minister Katz was trying to 'settle the scores' on Channel 14 and punish Central Command Chief Bluth, who pushed back on Katz over his handling of a settler suspected of sexually abusing a Palestinian during a West Bank raid

Live updates | IDF: Defense minister dismissing Central Command head on live television 'not coordinated with IDF chief of staff'. Defense minister ousts IDF's West Bank chief…

According to the IDF, Katz’s statement was not coordinated with IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir. The military stated that Zamir does not intend to remove Bluth from his position at…