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Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone with Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi over the weekend. A source privy to the details said that Kochavi was the one who initiated the phone call and that he expressed deep concern about the escalation in the IDF and the harm to his people.
Kochavi coordinated the conversation with Netanyahu with Defense Minister Gantz and received his approval.
During the conversation, the issue of the transfer of powers to Itamar Ben Gvir over the West Bank security forces and the transfer of powers to Bezalel Smotrich over the Civil Administration and the coordinator of operations in the territories came up. The source said that he asked Netanyahu to be able to express his professional position on the matter before any decision or legislation on these issues, and so Also on the subject of issuing the appointment of the chief military rabbi from the IDF.
According to a source familiar with the contents of the conversation, Netanyahu told Kochavi that the IDF's professional position would be heard before making any decision on the issues raised by the Chief of Staff.
Netanyahu's office stated that "conversations between the prime minister-designate and senior security system officials are not considered."
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