According to a Kan News report, Prime Minister Netanyahu did not ask to speak with the IDF Chief of Staff on the morning of October 7 until a 09:45 situation assessment, despite receiving two phone calls at 06:29 and 06:40 after the Hamas attack began. The report contradicts Netanyahu's claim on Tuesday that defense officials deliberately chose not to wake him due to 'miscalculation' concerns.
The new report from Kan News, published Thursday morning, reveals new details about Prime Minister Netanyahu's communications on the morning of the October 7 Hamas invasion. According to the report, Netanyahu did not request a conversation with the IDF Chief of Staff until the 09:45 situation assessment — roughly three hours into the attack. This despite receiving phone calls at 06:29 and 06:40 after the invasion began. The report directly contradicts Netanyahu's statement earlier this week, as The Zioneer reported, in which he claimed that senior defense officials deliberately chose not to wake him due to fears of a 'miscalculation' and that he would have ordered a preemptive strike. The new information suggests that Netanyahu himself did not seek contact with the military leadership until later in the morning. The Kan News report is attributed to journalist Gili Cohen.
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