Liberman opens a front against Netanyahu: "Yom Kippur just ended - and he's already lying"

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published a tweet with screenshots as proof that Avigdor Liberman transferred funds to Hamas during his tenure as Defense Minister. Liberman responded harshly, calling the claims "fabrications and libels" and referring to Naftali Bennett's apology, who admitted he was wrong. Liberman threatened to establish a state commission of inquiry.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened a personal front tonight against the chairman of the "Yashar!" party, Avigdor Liberman, when he published on his X account screenshots intended to prove that Liberman, during his tenure as Defense Minister, was involved in transferring funds from Qatar to Hamas. The tweet included three screenshots: one about a secret meeting in 2018 in Cyprus between Liberman and the Qatari Foreign Minister, the second about the transfer of funds in early 2019, and the third about a call from the defense establishment to transfer them. The caption for the tweet was "A reminder for those who forgot." Liberman responded angrily: "Yom Kippur just ended and Netanyahu is already lying." He referred to Naftali Bennett's apology, who admitted he was wrong and relied on misleading information, and apologized to Liberman. Liberman accused Netanyahu of spreading "fabrications and libels" and claimed that he himself resigned as Defense Minister in protest of the policy of bringing in Qatari suitcases of cash to Hamas, a policy he said would lead to disaster. He threatened that after the elections he would establish a state commission of inquiry where Netanyahu would have to explain his actions. The article notes that the events took place in the 34th government of Israel under Netanyahu.