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Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to IDF chief Halevi three hours after Oct. 7 attack began
The Jerusalem Post • • world
Key Points:
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not communicate with then-IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi until 9:45 a.m. on October 7, three hours after Hamas attacks began, despite receiving early warnings at 6:29 a.m. and 6:40 a.m.
- Netanyahu reportedly did not request to speak with Halevi during or immediately after the initial calls about the terrorist attack, according to KAN News.
- Sara Netanyahu accused Democratic Party chief Yair Golan of having prior knowledge of the Hamas attack, criticizing him for being prepared early while the prime minister was allegedly unaware.
- Netanyahu later claimed on Instagram that IDF officers intentionally delayed waking him to prevent him from activating a military response that could have stopped the massacre.
- He asserted that if he had been alerted promptly, he would have mobilized the air force and the entire IDF to prevent attackers from reaching Israeli borders.
