Ben Gvir on Kan News exposé: 'Behind all the concept agreements stand lies and deceit, they were meant to lull us to sleep'

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir responded to the Kan News exposé on regional agreements, claiming they are based on lies and deceit and intended to lull Israel to sleep. Former Mossad official Eyal Tsir Cohen warned of the fragility of the internal political reality. The report quotes sources in regional countries who advised tactical flexibility toward Israel to lull it, similar to Hamas's strategy before October 7, and raises questions about a renewed Israeli concept.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir responded today (Monday) to the Kan News exposé, saying that "behind all these concept agreements stand lies and deceit, they were meant to lull us to sleep before the next blow." He added that "those who thought we could entrust the security of our sons to agreements and guarantees from our surroundings received a painful slap this morning." Former Mossad official Eyal Tsir Cohen said that "any agreement in the region with a country in the region must take into account that the internal political reality is fragile." The exposé, published by reporter Roey Kais, revealed that sources in one of the regional countries advised sources in another country to be tactically flexible and go for an agreement with Israel "to lull" it while preparing for a larger confrontation. In the dialogue between the parties, the sources said that one should go for an agreement with Israel in order to violate it later, while preparations for war are carried out in parallel. The report compares this to Hamas's strategy before October 7, when Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar lulled Israel with signals of quiet, while simultaneously preparing the massacre plans. The report ends with the question of whether Israel is again convincing itself of a "mirage" regarding the intentions of regional countries, and reiterates the fear of a renewed concept.