Security Establishment Officials on 'Maariv' Revelation: 'Netanyahu Concealed Critical Information'

Assessment

Senior security officials from Operation Protective Edge are publicly accusing Netanyahu of withholding critical information about a secret channel of negotiations with Hamas during the 2014 war. The political system is now in turmoil as figures like Eisenkot, Bennett, and Lieberman attack the former prime minister, while former Shin Bet chief Yoram Cohen admits they were initially unaware of the channel. The core question is whether Netanyahu deliberately kept his own security cabinet in the dark about backchannel talks that could have altered military strategy. Watch for whether this leads to a formal investigation or further testimony from those who served alongside him.