Netanyahu vs. Gallant and Halevi: The Secret Battle Over the Elimination of Nasrallah | Report

A Fox News report, based on the book "In the War Room," reveals a sharp dispute between Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defense Minister Gallant, and IDF Chief of Staff Halevi over updating the Biden administration before the elimination of Nasrallah in September 2024. Netanyahu strongly opposed, while Gallant and Halevi supported the update. Ultimately, the strike was carried out without prior warning to the Pentagon.

A Fox News report, based on the new book "In the War Room" by Eliot Kaufman and Yona Jeremy Bob, reveals a sharp dispute within Israel's political-security leadership over the elimination of Hassan Nasrallah in September 2024. According to the report, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strongly opposed updating the Biden administration about the operation, fearing they would thwart it, telling senior officials: "140%, they will not approve the operation." In contrast, then-Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and then-IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi believed the Americans should be updated, assessing that Washington might support striking the Hezbollah leader responsible for the deaths of American soldiers. Ultimately, Israeli Air Force jets attacked the headquarters in Beirut on September 27, 2024, without prior warning to the Pentagon, and Gallant spoke with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin only during the operation. The report presents the dispute as part of a deeper gap between Israel and the Biden administration regarding war management, with Israel waiting nearly a year for American diplomacy to stop Hezbollah's attacks in the north. The book also addresses Netanyahu's initial reluctance to a ground maneuver in Gaza after October 7, 2023, and American involvement in strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities during the "12-Day War" in June 2025.