[64881] Round of appointments in the PM's Office and a "Turkish Navy" flotilla on its way to Gaza

Appointment of the Military Secretary: Netanyahu tends to choose Brig. Gen. Barak Hiram

In the political and security arena, efforts are focused on the identity of the Prime Minister's next Military Secretary. According to reports on Voice of the News on 🆃🅴🅻🅴🆶🆁🅰️🅼🔴, News Arena, and News in Real Time on Telegram, PM Netanyahu is leaning toward appointing Brig. Gen. Barak Hiram to the position.

According to Shahar Glick in 'Political Arena', the appointment comes after a period of internal disagreements: Defense Minister Israel Katz pushed for the appointment of Guy Markizano, while Chief of Staff Zamir proposed Tal Politis. Netanyahu is expected to make a final decision in favor of Hiram upon the conclusion of legal proceedings regarding Gofman in the High Court of Justice.

Flotilla of ships from Turkey on its way to the Gaza Strip

At the same time, Itay Blumental reports in 'Political Arena' that 57 vessels that set sail from Marmaris, Turkey, are expected to reach the shores of the Gaza Strip tomorrow evening. According to the report, the flotilla is organized by the Turkish organization IHH, whose activities have been banned in Israel due to its ties to Hamas, and there are hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists on board the ships.

Political changes in Shas

In addition, it was reported in Political Arena that the Shas party is examining the possibility of appointing Moshe Arbel, who recently resigned from the Knesset, to the position of Co-Chairman of the Jewish National Fund (KKL).