Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a CBS interview that he did not receive any warnings prior to the October 7 attack, and therefore could not have ignored them, N12 reports.
01 · THE DISPATCH
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CBS that he received no warnings ahead of the October 7 Hamas assault, disputing claims that he ignored intelligence assessments. The interview, reported by N12 on Thursday morning, marks the first time Netanyahu has made this assertion since the attack. The statement is expected to reignite political debate over responsibility for the security failure. No further details or official responses have been published at the time of reporting.
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03 · Source and signal
Source and signal
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