Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accuses senior security officials of intentionally failing to wake him on the morning of Hamas’s Oct 7, 2023 attacks. He says the decision not to alert him was deliberate, positioning the allegation within Israel’s ongoing debate over what went wrong and who is responsible.
The claims come amid heightened scrutiny ahead of elections later this year, with multiple outlets reporting that Netanyahu faces sustained criticism for security failures connected to Oct 7. South China Morning Post also notes that the accusation is linked to controversy raised the day prior, including statements from Netanyahu’s wife that an opposition figure may have known about the attacks in advance. Other reporting emphasizes that Netanyahu’s statement is part of a broader national discussion about accountability, contrasting views on whether failures were due to negligence, miscommunication, or intentional actions.
