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. 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. Key points and original sources are listed below.
- 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 he...S1
- 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.S2