Chief of Staff Herzi Halevy wants to appoint 52 new officers to the army. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is opposed to the move.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir attacked Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Netanyahu said that he was determined to continue the war on Gaza and expand military operations in Rafah, and said that his government would not submit to international pressure in this regard, because stopping the war would mean defeating Israel, as he put it.