The exchange of announcements between the defense minister and chief of staff on Monday, and especially the statement put out by the Israel Defense Forces spokesman in the evening, reflects a head-on crash between Israel Katz and Eyal Zamir. The conflict, which centers on the ongoing saga about the fate of senior commanders at the time of the October 7 massacre, has escalated into a war of personalities. The affair now threatens to pull in the entire army and disrupt efforts to learn the lessons of the war.
