IDF Spokesperson R.-Adm. Daniel Hagari sent an official letter to Israeli news Channel 14, claiming that a video aired on the channel contained defamatory content that harms the IDF. The video showed IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi being surprised by a messiah logo on an IDF uniform. Opposition leader Yair Lapid criticized Channel 14, calling the video a blow to national security and an insult to Israel.