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Report: Netanyahu Warned of Oct. 7 Attack, Did Not Update IDF or Shin Bet

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was reportedly warned explicitly about the impending October 7th Hamas attack days in advance but failed to inform the IDF or Shin Bet. This intelligence failure is under scrutiny amid ongoing investigations into the events leading up to the attack.

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Report: Netanyahu Warned of Oct. 7 Attack, Did Not Update IDF or Shin Bet
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What happened

  1. 01Netanyahu received explicit warnings before Oct. 7.
  2. 02He did not update the IDF or Shin Bet.
  3. 03The intelligence failure occurred days before the attack.
  4. 04This adds to scrutiny of pre-attack preparedness.
Translated and summarized by baba from Haaretz, the latest report. Read Haaretz’s original

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