Government ‘lost control’ of north, says Israel’s Lapid

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid accuses the government of losing control and says that as long as it is in power, Israel will not be able to win its war against Hamas.

His statement comes after Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said he wouldn’t consent to Israeli civil or military governance of Gaza after Hamas is defeated, sparking calls for his termination among right-wing ministers and lawmakers.

“The government has lost control,” Lapid writes on X, formerly Twitter. “Soldiers are killed every day in Gaza and they fight among themselves on television. The cabinet is disassembled and non-functional. Ministers protest in front of cabinet meetings.”

“One cabinet sends humanitarian aid convoys and the other burns them,” he continues. “Relations with the US are collapsing, the middle class is collapsing, they have lost the north.”

“You can’t go on like this. We will not win with this government,” he adds.