Netanyahu Denies Meeting Egyptian Intelligence Official Before Oct. 7
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied meeting an Egyptian intelligence official who visited Israel before the October 7th attack, stating he was at a memorial ceremony. He claimed that whoever did meet the official is trying to blame him and demanded that the truth be revealed through available documentation. Netanyahu questioned the protocol of such meetings and expressed a desire to know who within Israel met with the Egyptian visitor.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied meeting an Egyptian intelligence official before the October 7th attack.
- Netanyahu stated he was attending a memorial ceremony for IDF soldiers during the official's visit.
- He accused those who met the official of trying to shift blame onto him.
- Netanyahu demanded that documentation of the visit be released to reveal the truth.
- He questioned the protocol of foreign intelligence chiefs meeting directly with heads of state.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied meeting with an Egyptian intelligence official who visited Israel shortly before the October 7th Hamas attack. Speaking on Channel 14's "The Patriots" program, Netanyahu stated that he was attending a memorial ceremony for fallen IDF soldiers at the time of the official's visit and therefore could not have met him.
Netanyahu asserted that whoever did meet with the Egyptian official is attempting to shift blame onto him. He questioned the established procedures, stating it is unusual for a foreign intelligence chief to meet directly with a head of state. "Since when does an intelligence chief come and talk to a head of state? It hasn't happened once, there's no such thing," he claimed.
The Prime Minister emphasized that his primary concern is identifying the Israeli officials who met with the Egyptian visitor. "There is another question, I ask, my Lord, I am the Prime Minister of Israel, an Egyptian intelligence minister was here, I want to know who he met with? I don't know," Netanyahu said.
He demanded that the details of the visit be revealed through available documentation, stating, "There are cameras, there is documentation, I want to know the truth, because the truth is not that I met him." Netanyahu concluded by accusing those who met the official of trying to implicate him, saying, "Whoever met with him is trying to pin it on me."
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