Liberman: "Yom Kippur is over — and Netanyahu is already lying"

Avigdor Liberman accused Benjamin Netanyahu of lying after a post on social media platform X, where the prime minister reminded of Liberman's meeting with the Qatari foreign minister in 2018 and the transfer of Qatari money to Hamas. Liberman rejected the accusations, citing a retraction by Naftali Bennett and testimony from Zohar Pelti, and stated that he resigned as defense minister due to Netanyahu's policy of transferring money to Hamas.

Avigdor Liberman accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of lying after a post on Netanyahu's X account on Monday evening, September 21. Netanyahu published a series of screenshots recalling Liberman's secret meeting with the Qatari foreign minister in Cyprus in 2018, when Liberman was defense minister, and the transfer of Qatari money to Hamas in early 2019. Liberman responded that the article was based on Naftali Bennett's words, who later admitted the mistake and apologized. Liberman also cited testimony from Zohar Pelti, who attended the meeting and confirmed that Liberman opposed the transfer of funds. Liberman stated that he resigned as defense minister on November 18, 2018, due to Netanyahu's decision to bring in Qatari money for Hamas, and warned that this policy would lead to disaster. He promised that Netanyahu would end up in the opposition and that a state commission of inquiry would be established.