Trump mocks Israel’s failure to anticipate Hamas attacks

Former US president Donald Trump has called Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, a “jerk,” and mocked Israel’s failure to anticipate Hamas’ attack on Saturday.

Trump also called Hezbollah “very smart,” while calling Gallant a “jerk".

“Two nights ago, I read all of Biden’s security people [who] said, ‘gee, I hope Hezbollah doesn’t attack [Israel] from the north because that’s the most vulnerable spot,” he said. 

“I said, ‘wait a minute, Hezbollah is very smart. They’re all very smart,” he added.

When speaking about Gallant, Trump said, “they have a national defence minister or somebody saying: ‘I hope Hezbollah doesn’t attack us from the north.’ So, the following morning, they attacked… If you listen to this jerk, you would attack from the north because he said: ‘That’s our weak spot.’”

Trump also stated that Israel was not ready and was taken by surprise.

Gallant responded by calling his comments “far-fetched speculation”.