The latter comments were an apparent reference to Thursday's Security Cabinet meeting, during which several ministers reportedly had it out with Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi.
Hebrew-language reports said Netanyahu ended the meeting after three hours amid a shouting match over the progress in the war.
A day later, War Cabinet minister Benny Gantz said that Netanyahu needed to choose unity, accusing the premier of coordinating a "politically motivated" attack on the IDF chief.
The development came after Halevi announced his intention to form a committee to investigate the failures leading up to and during Hamas's massacre of 1,200 people in Israel on Oct. 7.
Some ministers were particularly incensed with Halevi's reported decision to appoint former chief of staff and defense minister Shaul Mofaz to the panel, due to his role in the 2005 disengagement from Gaza.
