'You Were Slow to Respond to Oct 7 Attack' - Israeli PM Netanyahu Faces Backlash
- On October 7, 2023, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was alerted to the Hamas attack at 6:29 a.m. but did not speak with IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi until about 9:55 a.m., according to Channel 12 television news.
- The IDF had already ordered a transition to a wartime footing and reserve mobilization at about 8 a.m., while Netanyahu did not contact Halevi or Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar before reaching the Kirya.
- Defense Minister Yoav Gallant arrived at the Kirya at about 7:30 a.m., roughly an hour after being alerted, and spoke with Netanyahu while traveling to headquarters before the 9:55 a.m. security assessment.
- Netanyahu argues that security officials should have awakened him earlier, claiming he would have immediately mobilized the IDF and Air Force to prevent the Hamas-led attack that killed about 1,200 people.
- Israeli officials and political figures continue debating responsibility for the October 7 events, fueling calls for a state commission of inquiry that the Prime Minister has consistently opposed.
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'You were slow to respond to Oct 7 attack' - Israeli PM Netanyahu faces backlash
Israeli opposition has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of being slow to respond to alerts from Israel’s security apparatus of Hamas’ 7 October attack. According to Israel’s Channel 12, Netanyahu was alerted to the attack at 6.29 am. The Prime Minister, however, was said to have failed to contact Israeli Army Chief of Staff, Herzi Halevi, between […] ‘You were slow to respond to Oct 7 attack’ – Israeli PM Netanyahu faces backlash
Report: Netanyahu Took 2 Hours to Reach IDF HQ, 3 Hours to Speak With Chief
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not speak with then-IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi until about three hours after he was alerted that Hamas had launched its Oct. 7, 2023, attack, according to a report by The Times of Israel citing Israel’s Channel 12 television news. Netanyahu was first alerted at 6:29 […]
The Israeli Prime Minister said he was not told at the time of Hamas’s unprecedented commando assault. His wife, at the same time, hinted at a betrayal by the security services. Political and opposition accusations. Conspiracy theory or electoral campaign?
Benjamin Netanyahu has unleashed a strong controversy in Israel by accusing senior officials of deciding not to wake him up in the early morning of October 7th.
Brigadier General (Res.) Oren Solomon dismissed the allegations against the political echelon on the morning of October 7th, and presented a pointed conclusion about the IDF command: "They could have saved hundreds of people and spared hostages."
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