‘This Was Communicated at Every Level’: Netanyahu Military Aide Reveals Internal Warnings Before October 7
- Avi Gil, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's former military secretary, claimed in an interview that Netanyahu prioritized political stability over hostage release, allegedly rejecting earlier deals due to pressure from far-right ministers.
- The defense establishment warned Netanyahu that societal divisions and protests were eroding Israel's deterrence, Gil told Israeli Channel News, though no specific Hamas-led attack warning preceded October 7, 2023.
- Serving as military secretary, Gil recalled waking Netanyahu at 6:41 a.m. on the morning of the attack, 12 minutes after Hamas began operations, telling him, "We are at war."
- Netanyahu's office denied the allegations, stating Gil "knew about the impending attack and chose not to wake" him; Gadi Eisenkot, Netanyahu's challenger, demanded transparency, saying the truth is not Netanyahu's "private property."
- These accusations add political pressure on Netanyahu just weeks before a critical election, as Gil alleges "enormous gaps" between what the Israeli public knows and what actually happened.
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‘This was communicated at every level’: Netanyahu military aide reveals internal warnings before October 7
By Dana Karni, Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — In a damning interview, a former senior aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that the Israeli leader was warned internally of the potential for war ahead of the October 7 attacks and that there remain “enormous gaps” between what the public knows and what really happened.Maj.
Some Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas could have been rescued, General Avi Gil, former military secretary to the prime minister, told Israel's Channel 12. According to him, Benjamin Netanyahu withdrew from the agreements after opposition from far-right ministers. The station also presented examples of warnings and related actions or omissions by Netanyahu.
Avi Gil promised the former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ' s military secretary by submitting sensitive documents on the events of 7 October 2023, accusing Netanyahu and his team of submitting information containing "fictions and half facts" to the Israeli State observer. This came in an interview with the special Hebrew channel "12" published on Thursday evening, during which Gail spoke of information and documents that he had…
In a high-profile interview, the man who served as Benjamin Netanyahu's military secretary on October 7, 2023, accused the Israeli prime minister of missing clear opportunities to return more hostages from Gaza, as such a move would have jeopardized his political career.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received warnings from the military, intelligence services, and then-defense minister about the growing threat of war in the months leading up to the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. He ignored some of these signals, according to documents released by Israeli television Channel 12.
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