Israel's government is not responsible for "operating" Israel's defense establishment, Agriculture Minister Avi Dichter told Army Radio on Tuesday, explaining that "the two defense circles" which the government relied on failed on October 7.
"In the defense world, there are two circles - the intelligence circle and a physical circle of borders, fences and forces," Dichter, a former Shin Bet director, said. "On October 7, both circles collapsed.
"The government relies on the two circles, guides them, and finances them - but does not operate them," Dichter claimed.