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Channel 12 reports that IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi resisted a Prime Minister’s order for military action related to Iran, in what sources describe as an unprecedented confrontation between the military and political leadership.

According to the report, Halevi demanded signed documents regarding legal authorisation for the proposed action, citing concerns about the timing days before national elections. The chief of staff’s resistance highlights tensions between military and civilian command over operational decisions with potential electoral implications.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed the report as “nonsense,” denying the characterisation of the disagreement. The incident raises questions about civil-military relations and decision-making processes regarding sensitive military operations.

This report emerges amid broader tensions between Netanyahu’s government and senior military officials over strategic decisions and legal procedures governing military operations.

Sources: Walla, www.israelhayom.co.il, Times of Israel