😭 During wartime, more than ever, a complete trust between the prime minister and the defense minister is essential. Unfortunately, while we initially had this trust and accomplished much in the early months of the campaign, over recent months, that trust between me and the Defense Minister has eroded. I made many attempts to bridge these gaps, but they kept getting wider. They also came to the knowledge of the public in an unacceptable way, and worse than that, they came to the knowledge of the enemy - our enemies enjoyed it and derived a lot of benefit from it - Bibi in statement on sacking.

We’ve heard some threats that are of Russian origin, and so, we don’t think they’re viable but we always check that out in interests of public safety. We identified the source and it was from #Russia. The Russians aren’t our friends. Anyone that thinks they are hasn’t been reading the newspapers - Georgia Secretary of State Raffensperger mumbles (00:09 in vid above).