JERUSALEM, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party said on Saturday opposition politician Avigdor Lieberman had agreed to join the security cabinet, but Lieberman appeared to deny this, saying he wanted to be part of a smaller forum running the Gaza war.
"I am willing to join the war cabinet in order to bring about the fastest possible victory.
I have no interest in being 'Minister Number 38' in the cabinet and serve as a fig leaf," Lieberman said in a social-media post.
An hour earlier, Netanyahu's Likud party said he had invited Lieberman and another, unidentified member of the opposition politician's nationalist party to the security cabinet.
Reporting by Dan Williams Writing by James Mackenzie Editing by Mark Potter and Christina FincherOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons:
Benjamin Netanyahu's, Avigdor Lieberman, Lieberman, Netanyahu, Benny Gantz, Dan Williams, James Mackenzie, Mark Potter, Christina Fincher
Organizations:
Likud, Thomson
Locations:
Gaza, Israel