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Netanyahu’s ex-military secretary says PM’s office falsified Oct. 7 records
Ynetnews • • world
Key Points:
- Maj. Gen. (res.) Avi Gil revealed that a stenographer in the Prime Minister’s Office was instructed to falsify the recorded time of a key phone call on the morning of the October 7 attack, changing it from 6:40 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.
- Gil documented this account in a note to the attorney general and urged future inquiries to demand original recordings rather than rely on transcripts, suggesting the alteration aimed to manipulate the narrative of events.
- He confirmed that prior to October 7, security officials had recommended targeted operations in Gaza that the political leadership chose not to approve, highlighting missed opportunities to act on intelligence.
- Gil corroborated that then-Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar warned Netanyahu in July 2023 about the risk of war, though not a specific imminent attack from Gaza, and described the intelligence alerts on October 7 morning as initially ambiguous.
- He emphasized the usual protocol for security briefings involves the military secretary as the sole direct contact to the prime minister, noting it is rare for Netanyahu to override the heads of the security establishment.
