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Netanyahu's 'Miscalculation' Claim Contested by Ex-Officials
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By Itamar Eichner
First reported by Ynet · 3 hours ago
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Former Israeli security officials dispute Prime Minister Netanyahu's explanation for not being awakened before the October 7 Hamas attack, arguing he is misrepresenting the term 'miscalculation.' They state this policy was used by Netanyahu himself to avoid escalation, and that the intelligence at the time did not warrant waking the prime minister.
- 01Ex-officials dispute Netanyahu's claim about not being awakened on Oct 7.
- 02They say Netanyahu is distorting the term 'miscalculation'.
- 03The policy aimed to avoid unnecessary escalation, a logic Netanyahu used.
- 04Intelligence suggested Hamas was not planning an imminent attack.
- 05Officials argue the decision not to wake Netanyahu was reasonable at the time.
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