Netanyahu Warned of Oct. 7 Attack Beforehand, Report Claims

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly received intelligence warnings days prior to the October 7th Hamas attacks, but did not update the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) or the Shin Bet security agency, according to a report by Shlomi Eldar and Ruth Yuval. The article suggests this prior knowledge might explain Netanyahu's state of shock in the initial days following the massacre.

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