Netanyahu Warned of October 7 Attack, Did Not Update IDF or Shin Bet
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received explicit intelligence warnings days before the October 7th Hamas attacks but did not update the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) or the Shin Bet security agency, according to a report. The article does not specify the source of this information or detail the nature of the warnings.
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