Itamar Ben-Gvir, the hardline national security minister of Israel, is unhappy with comments the defense minister made about limiting the scope of war. He said that the war cabinet – comprised of Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant and Benny Gantz – “does not have the mandate” to unilaterally take Israel towards a “war of attrition”. His comments are part of a pattern of growing discord among the top Israeli politicians and military commanders.

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