Kathmandu: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met with former IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi, amid reports of a rift between the PM and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant according to Israeli media outlets.

Netanyahu has been contemplating whether to add Ashkenazi as an advisor during the war with Hamas. However, no position has been offered to Ashkenazi at this point.

Several officials tell Haaretz that Netanyahu had reached out due to the rift between him and Gallant. The latter was fired by Netanyahu earlier this year after calling to end the judicial overhaul that Netanyahu had been advancing since returning to government. Following public outcry, Netanyahu announced he wouldn’t fire Gallant.