Netanyahu briefs Eisenkot on security after Yashar party leader said he was denied briefings

Yashar party leader MK Gadi Eisenkot met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday for a diplomatic and security briefing, attended by the prime minister's military secretary.The meeting at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) followed Eisenkot's repeated requests to receive security briefings, which he had previously said were denied, as well as his calls for caution in security decision-making while the government remains in a caretaker capacity.The meeting also comes amid recent reports of renewed tensions between Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir over the possibility of resuming military action against Iran.Eisenkot asked A-G to secure security briefingsOn Wednesday, Eisenkot appealed to Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara to intervene and ensure that he receives regular security briefings from Netanyahu on the current threat assessment.The Yashar leader said the briefings were necessary “to ensure effective oversight, maintain a proper national decision-making process, and safeguard security interests.”By law, the prime minister must provide the opposition leader with a security briefing at least once a month. Eisenkot had requested the briefings as no new opposition leader has been officially appointed to replace Yair Lapid while coalition negotiations continue.Amid the political deadlock between Netanyahu's bloc and the bloc seeking to replace him, a new government has yet to be formed following the October 27 election.