Eisenkot: Netanyahu's 'fighting pause' comment may be a Freudian slip

Middle East Eye reported earlier that former minister and general Gadi Eisenkot accused Netanyahu of contradicting war cabinet decisions when he said he would accept only a "partial" ceasefire and prisoner swap deal, which would only see some of the captives released. 

Eisenkot went further in his criticism of Netanyahu's comments, according to Haaretz. 

He said that until two weeks ago - when Eisenkot left the war cabinet in protest against Netanyahu's management of the war - there were only two options being discussed. 

One is the widely reported three-phased deal, which would lead to a permanent ceasefire and release of all the captives in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, and the other was a complete deal in one stage. 

"The prime minister's statement about a partial deal is contrary to the war cabinet's decision," he said. 

"Maybe it was a Freudian slip, maybe just a thought. But I think it requires an immediate clarification in light of the mental turmoil caused to the families of the hostages, and its fatal harm to Israel's civic strength.

"There are soldiers who are fighting right now and their goal is to release the hostages. I think that an immediate clarification by the prime minister is required as to what he meant."