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Ex-aide says Netanyahu tasked him with making a plan to evade responsibility for Oct. 7 attack

Aide Feldstein says Netanyahu directed messaging to avoid admitting responsibility after Oct. 7 Hamas attack that killed 1,221, amid public demand for an independent state inquiry.

  • A former aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed he was instructed to create a plan to avoid responsibility for the October 7 Hamas attack that killed around 1,200 people.
  • The aide, Feldstein, mentioned that Netanyahu appeared 'panicked' and asked how to manage media discussions about accountability.
  • Netanyahu's office dismissed Feldstein's claims as 'mendacious and recycled allegations' aimed at deflecting personal responsibility.
  • Feldstein faces indictment for allegedly leaking classified military information to improve Netanyahu's public image amid significant conflicts in Gaza.
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Following the Hamas attack in October 2023, Israel's head of government, Benjamin Netanyahu, reportedly tried to avoid responsibility for security failures. Netanyahu's office rejected the allegations.

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By JULIA FRANKEL JERUSALÉN (AP) — A close former advisor to the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, claims that immediately after the Hamas attack in October 2023, which triggered Israel’s two-year war in Gaza, the Israeli leader instructed him to find out how the Prime Minister could evade responsibility for the security breach. Eli Feldstein, an exportee of Netanyahu and facing a trial for allegedly leaking classified information to th…

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Ex-aide says Netanyahu tasked him with making a plan to evade responsibility for Oct. 7 attack

A former close aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that immediately following the October 2023 Hamas attack that triggered Israel’s two-year war in Gaza, the Israeli leader instructed him to figure out how the premier could evade responsibility for the security breach.

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Maariv Online broke the news in Israel on Monday, December 22, 2025.
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