<p>IDF officials claim that the Chief of Staff’s office has been trying for over a week to coordinate a meeting with Defense Minister Israel Katz to approve appointments, but the minister has not found time for it. As a result, the Chief of Staff decided to discuss the appointments anyway and bring them to the minister for approval afterward, according to a Galei Tzahal report.</p><p>Sources close to the Defense Minister reject the claims, explaining that the Chief of Staff’s office only approached him last Friday with a request for an urgent meeting on Sunday or Monday, but the minister was unavailable due to scheduling constraints and offered to meet on Thursday instead.</p><p>They further stated that the minister does not agree to approve appointments in a 10-minute meeting and insists on examining the matter in greater depth.</p> | Read More in News from Israel