A ynet report quotes the 'October Council' – an entity tracking the October 7 inquiry – as stating that according to Prime Minister Netanyahu's schedule, he did not find it appropriate to speak with the IDF Chief of Staff for three hours on the morning of the Hamas attack. The report adds to an earlier Kan News revelation that Netanyahu did not request a call with the chief of staff until the 09:45 situation assessment, contradicting his public claim that security officials deliberately withheld information from him.
A ynet report this evening cites the 'October Council' – an entity that reviews Prime Minister Netanyahu's schedule on the day of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack – as stating that Netanyahu did not see fit to speak with the IDF Chief of Staff for three hours that morning. The headline directly quotes the council's claim that the schedule shows no call to the chief of staff during that period.
As The Zioneer reported earlier today, Kan News' Gili Cohen revealed that Netanyahu did not request a conversation with the chief of staff until the 09:45 situation assessment, despite receiving two phone calls at 06:29 and 06:40 after the attack began. That report contradicted Netanyahu's statement on Tuesday that security officials deliberately chose not to wake him due to fears of a 'miscalculation' and that he would have ordered a preemptive strike.
The nature of the 'October Council' remains unclear in the ynet report; it is not identified as an official commission of inquiry. The new report reinforces the timeline reported by Kan News but does not provide additional confirmation of Netanyahu's account.
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