Netanyahu criticizes Air Force head for revealing canceled Iran mission details

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rebuked IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir over the public release of details concerning a canceled attack on Iran. According to a report by Ynet, Netanyahu described the Air Force Commander Brig.-Gen. Omer Tischler's letter, which revealed the attack was called off just an hour before execution, as a "national mistake" and a "blow to our unity."

Netanyahu further stated that the disclosure was embarrassing for Israel, particularly in its relationship with the United States, mentioning that it made the country look bad "in front of Trump." The letter from Tischler reportedly outlined that the canceled strike followed a series of other Israeli attacks targeting both Iran and Hezbollah, including operations in Beirut's Dahiyeh district.

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He shouldn't have written that. This was a national mistake and a blow to our unity. It embarrasses us in front of Trump.

The IDF confirmed that its strikes in Dahiyeh were a direct response to Hezbollah firing rockets into Israeli territory. A joint statement from Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz asserted that "Israel will not tolerate fire directed at its territory." The military specified that the Dahiyeh targets were Hezbollah command centers used to advance terrorist attacks against Israeli citizens and soldiers in southern Lebanon.

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Israel will not tolerate fire directed at its territory.