Ex-Netanyahu Aide Claims Official Records of Oct. 7 Were Altered
Translated & summarized from Cursorinfo by baba
Avi Gil, former military secretary to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, claims official records of the October 7th attacks may have been altered. He stated that contradictory information has accumulated and the public deserves the truth. Gil also raised questions about a possible Egyptian warning and the integrity of official documents, alleging a directive to change a key timeline. The Likud party denied these claims, calling them politically motivated and stating Netanyahu was not warned.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Former Netanyahu aide Avi Gil alleges official records of the October 7th attacks may have been altered.
- Gil claims a directive was given to change the recorded time of his first call with Netanyahu on Oct. 7.
- He expressed concern over accumulated contradictory information and the lack of a state commission of inquiry.
- Gil questioned the circumstances of an Egyptian intelligence aircraft visit prior to the Hamas attack.
- The Likud party denied Gil's allegations, calling them politically motivated and stating Netanyahu was not warned.
- Gil urged future investigations to examine original recordings, not just written protocols.
Avi Gil, the former military secretary to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has publicly stated that official records concerning the events of October 7, 2023, may have been altered. In a recent interview, Gil asserted that the public has not yet received a complete account of what transpired and that official documents might have been tampered with. He expressed disappointment that a state commission of inquiry has not yet been established to investigate the events, noting that contradictory information has accumulated over the past three years.
Gil specifically addressed reports of Egypt warning Israel prior to the Hamas attack. While he personally has no direct knowledge of such a warning, he pointed to the presence of an Egyptian intelligence aircraft in Israel in late September 2023, suggesting the circumstances of this visit warrant explanation.
Concerns about the integrity of official protocols arose for Gil about two weeks after the war began. He claims to have observed numerous materials collected by individuals close to Netanyahu and subsequently sought clarification from Attorney General regarding document handling procedures. Approximately three months later, a stenographer from the Prime Minister's office allegedly informed Gil that Tsachi Braverman, the head of Netanyahu's office, had instructed her to alter the time of Gil's first phone call with the Prime Minister on the morning of October 7.
Gil believes that such a potential alteration could affect the interpretation of the sequence of events and the information available to the country's leadership during the initial hours of the attack. He described these alleged actions as part of a "criminal pattern of behavior" and urged any future investigative commission to examine original recordings, not just written protocols. He stated, "I don't know what was changed," but added that the document presented to the State Comptroller did not represent the full truth.
The Likud party has rejected Gil's accusations, characterizing the interview as part of a politically motivated campaign against Netanyahu. The party asserted that the Prime Minister did not receive a prior warning of the Hamas attack and that security officials who had alarming signals before the assault failed to relay them to Netanyahu. Likud suggested that if Netanyahu had received real-time intelligence, the events might have unfolded differently.
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