Military source disputes Eisenkot: ‘Netanyahu was updated immediately’
Former IDF chief says he could not reach Netanyahu for up to two hours after an Israeli F-16 was downed by Syrian fire; military source with access to records says the prime minister immediately approved the response, while Eisenkot’s party stands by his account
A military source disputes former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot's account of the 2018 downing of an Israeli F-16 by Syrian anti-aircraft fire. Eisenkot claimed he was unable to reach Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for up to two hours before launching a broad strike in Syria. However, the military source states that Netanyahu was informed immediately of the incident and approved an operational response plan, which included strikes on Syrian radar systems and an Iranian target.
The source also contradicts Eisenkot's claim that there was a two-hour delay in informing Netanyahu, stating that the information was conveyed to him as soon as it was available. The military source further disputes Eisenkot's assertion that he had to wait for a decision from Netanyahu before launching the strikes, noting that the strikes were carried out shortly after the F-16 was downed.
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