US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in Tel Aviv, Israel on October 18, 2023.
US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in Tel Aviv, Israel.
  • A former IDF intelligence chief harshly criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
  • Retired Maj. Gen. Amos Malka told an Israeli radio station that Netanyahu only looks out for himself.
  • Netanyahu "is not focused on the management of the fighting, but on survival," Malka said.

A 30-year veteran of the Israel Defense Forces — and former head of the country's military intelligence unit — accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of caring more about his own political "survival" than the actual war he's waging in Gaza.

Speaking to an Israeli radio station, 103FM, in an interview that aired Thursday, retired Maj. Gen. Amos Malka said Netanyahu was only looking out for himself.