In the second part of the 'Netanyahu's Version' series, Channel 14 journalist Noam Amir reports the Prime Minister's testimony to the State Comptroller. Netanyahu states he received no warning the night before the Hamas attack, and that the Shin Bet chief assessed a low probability of a broad conflict 75 minutes before the attack. He also alleges a paragraph was 'miraculously added' to a real-time document in a later Shin Bet investigation, and questions why the 'Jericho Wall' operational plan was never presented to him.
The second installment of the 'Netanyahu's Version' series, published Wednesday evening by Channel 14 journalist Noam Amir, reveals the Prime Minister's full testimony to the State Comptroller regarding the early hours of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack. According to the report, Netanyahu told investigators that no warning signals were conveyed to him via his military secretary on the night before the attack. He further stated that in a situation assessment held by Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar approximately 75 minutes before the attack, the assessment was that the likelihood of a broad campaign was low. Netanyahu also raised a serious allegation concerning the Shin Bet's internal investigation: he claims that a paragraph was 'miraculously added' to a real-time document in the later investigation, implying a post-hoc revision. A central focus of the testimony is the 'Jericho Wall' plan—the IDF's contingency plan for defending the Gaza periphery. Netanyahu reportedly asserted that the plan was never presented to him, and questioned when exactly it became an operational order. The Prime Minister's testimony adds another layer to the ongoing national inquiry into the October 7 failures and the chain of command that morning. As The Zioneer previously reported, Netanyahu has argued that defense officials deliberately kept him uninformed; the new material details his specific claims regarding the Shin Bet's assessment and the alleged concealment of the Jericho Wall plan.
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