Ben Gvir to i24NEWS: "The Likud decided on a government with Eisenkot, they tried to stage a putsch against him and I prevented it"

Otzma Yehudit chairman Itamar Ben Gvir claims in an interview with i24NEWS that the Likud decided to form a unity government with Gadi Eisenkot without him, and that the Prime Minister's Office committed to the European Union that he would not be in the government. Ben Gvir expressed concern that Netanyahu would form a government with Eisenkot, and said that Likud figures tried to recruit him for a "putsch" against Netanyahu.

Otzma Yehudit chairman, Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, claimed in an interview with i24NEWS that the Likud decided to form a unity government with Gadi Eisenkot without him. According to him, the Prime Minister's Office committed to European Union countries that Ben Gvir would not be in the next government. Ben Gvir expressed concern that Netanyahu would indeed form a government with Eisenkot, unless he himself would be stronger. He said that Likud figures approached him in an attempt to act against Netanyahu, but he refused. Ben Gvir called for dismantling the Palestinian Authority and claimed he was the only one in the cabinet who voted against allowing aid trucks in. He also said that Netanyahu thanked him for the pressure he exerted in the cabinet regarding the elimination of Nasrallah.

Ben Gvir to i24NEWS: "The Likud decided on a government with Eisenkot, they tried to stage a putsch against him and I prevented it"