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Security16:32 · Sep 9

Netanyahu Received Pre-Oct. 7 Warning, Did Not Update IDF, Shin Bet

By איתי משיח
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received an explicit warning several 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 details of this warning and Netanyahu's actions following it are currently unclear, but the report suggests a significant intelligence lapse.

The article also touches upon various other unrelated topics, including the personal transformation of a promising figure from the Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) community into a "wild and destitute poet," a discussion about the vegetarian prophet Eliezer Kaminetzky, and a critique of Israel's educational system, describing it as a major collapse that will impact students. Additionally, it mentions a television review and a piece questioning the actions of Ilan Flad and Yael Poliakov despite receiving significant freedom.

Read the original at Haaretz
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First: Haaretz · Sep 8

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