Netanyahu Claims Israeli Security Chiefs Deliberately Failed to Wake Him on Oct 7

Netanyahu says security officials deliberately didn't wake him on October 7

On Tuesday, the Israeli prime minister insisted that Hamas's attacks on the morning of October 7, 2023, would have been contained if he had been woken earlier – but that his security officials intentionally failed to do so.

Netanyahu accuses security officials of intentionally not waking him on October 7

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused security officials on Tuesday of intentionally failing to wake him on the morning of Hamas’ October 7 attacks, a day after his wife claimed an opposition figure knew of the onslaught in advance. Netanyahu is heading into close-fought elections later this year, and has come in for sustained criticism in the national debate over who is responsible for the failures that led to the October 7, 2023 security fiasco. The prime minister has alleged in...

By Agence France-Presse