On Monday evening, the Likud party issued a response to former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s harsh criticism of the government’s actions.
“We would be happy to respond to someone who deceived his voters just to form a government with Meretz and the Muslim Brotherhood party, and who, for the first time since 2014, allowed tens of thousands of Gazans into Israel every day. But like all Israeli citizens—we really have no idea what his positions are on any issue,” the Likud party stated.
Earlier in the day, Bennett had posted a harsh critique of the government. “We witnessed this evening a total disconnect from Netanyahu’s government of disaster. A government that does not respect its fallen is not worthy of this nation.”
He continued, “Lower your gaze, take responsibility. The government of ‘Hamas is an asset’; the government of weakness and evasion of responsibility—get out of the sight of our lion-hearted nation and, for God’s sake, go home already!”
Bennett’s criticism came after an unusual confrontation between bereaved families from the “October Council”—a group of families who lost loved ones in the October 7, 2023 massacre—and Knesset Guard personnel. The guards had prevented the families from entering the visitors’ gallery in the Knesset.
The families had arrived at the Knesset to call for the creation of a state commission of inquiry into the events of October 7. After holding a discussion in the Knesset, they requested access to the visitors’ gallery to observe a plenary session debate, where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was present to discuss the establishment of the commission.
Knesset Guard personnel, however, did not allow the families entry. This led to an unusual and heated altercation, culminating in physical confrontations between the families and the Knesset guards. After being denied entry, some of the family members recited Kaddish.
{Matzav.com}