Bennett Threatens to Declare Qatar a 'Hostile State' if He Returns to Israel's Government

SadaNews Translation: "I will immediately declare Qatar a hostile state upon my return to the premiership".. This is how former Israeli Prime Minister and head of the "Yamina" party, Naftali Bennett, stated, confirming that he has been briefed on intelligence indicating that Doha is funding the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, and that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is also aware of this.

This direct statement came during the National Security Conference organized by the newspapers "Ynet" and "Yedioth Ahronoth" in collaboration with the Institute for National Security Studies.

Bennett also addressed the anticipated political alliances for forming the next government, emphasizing that Gadi Eisenkot and Avigdor Liberman represent natural partners for him and the opposition parties, without completely ruling out the possibility of joining elements from the "Likud" party who agree to the coalition's outlines, while decisively excluding Netanyahu from being part of this scene.

The former Prime Minister stressed that the priority of the phase lies in replacing the government and reforming the general course, expressing his readiness to play any role that serves this goal, away from the obsession with ceremonial positions.

Regarding the security vision, Bennett renewed his adherence to the "Octopus Principle" to counter Iranian influence, as SadaNews translated, explaining that the strategic mistake made for years lay in exhausting forces against regional excuses such as Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis, instead of striking directly at the head of the octopus in Tehran to weaken and overthrow it, asserting that the current Iranian regime will not last through the next three decades.