Sara Netanyahu Hints at Yair Golan's Prior Knowledge of Oct. 7 Attack

Sara Netanyahu, wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has suggested without providing evidence that Yair Golan, former deputy chief of staff of the IDF and current leader of the Democratic Party, may have had advance knowledge of the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. The remarks were made during an interview with Channel 14 and have drawn a strong response from Golan's party.

Golan, who is also a Member of Knesset, had traveled to southern Israel on the morning of the attack and participated in rescuing people near the Nova festival site, where a massacre was unfolding. His actions at the time were widely praised. However, Sara Netanyahu questioned the speed of his arrival, implying it was suspicious that he was "already dressed and ready" so early, while other officials, including the Prime Minister, were reportedly unaware of the full scope of the events.

Golan has stated on multiple occasions that he began driving south around 8 a.m., approximately 90 minutes after the Hamas offensive began. The article notes that no evidence presented supports Sara Netanyahu's insinuation.

The Democratic Party vehemently condemned the statements on X, calling them "false and slanderous" and a "red line" crossed by promoting conspiracy theories against Golan and questioning his actions on October 7. The controversy emerges amid ongoing public debate in Israel regarding alleged conspiracies or treason related to the failures preceding the October 7 attacks. Prime Minister's son Yair Netanyahu has previously raised the possibility of treason, while Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed this, attributing the events to a "serious intelligence failure" but not treason.