The IDF spokesman published a clarification regarding the claims heard about disputes between the security establishment and the political echelon regarding the response to the attack at the Megiddo Junction.

"Publications regarding the dispute between the military and the political level regarding the options for the response to the attack at the Megiddo Junction as well as regarding the timing are devoid of any basis. The political and military levels maintain a close relationship between them and work in full coordination," the clarification reads.