The Maariv newspaper cited Israeli military sources and reported that tensions between the political parties in the country and the Chief of Staff, along with a number of senior military commanders, have increased. According to Maariv, the dispute between the political and security authorities in Israel includes several issues, one of which is the open flights of the Israeli Air Force in some areas of the Middle East. According to this report, IDF commanders have opposed these types of flights in recent days and have conveyed their concerns to political parties. Military sources said that the military warned the political authorities that conducting open flights in the current situation could lead to an escalation of security tensions in the region. According to Maariv, the army commanders also fear that the worsening of security tensions on the eve of the parliamentary elections in Israel will affect the voting process on Tuesday, preventing or disrupting the elections.