Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moved to dampen media pressure over the government's conduct of the war against the Islamist movement Hamas in Gaza, issuing a statement insisting he was in full accord with his defence and army chiefs.
Netanyahu, Israel's longest serving prime minister, has seen his already falling approval ratings plunge following the Oct. 7, which killed some 1,400 people in the deadliest day for Israel in its 75-year history.
"It has deeply impeded the need to focus on the war and on making decisions, including painful decisions. Israel now needs an effective, task-oriented leadership," it said. "Between Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Minister of Defense and the Chief of Staff there is complete and mutual trust and a clear unity of purpose," the statement said.
On Tuesday, the army spokesperson said the military was ready to open the ground campaign against Gaza, whenever the political leadership gave it the green light.Netanyahu has said the government will draw the necessary lessons from what happened on Oct. 7. But he has so far defied pressure tofor the security failures that allowed hundreds of Hamas gunmen to break through the barriers around Gaza and embark on an extended killing spree in communities in southern Israel.
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