Netanyahu Asked to Remove Statement on Taking Responsibility for October 7

In the original draft of the interview, Netanyahu was asked about past actions he now understands were mistakes. He responded that he does not evade responsibility and that every question, including his own decisions and everyone else's, would be examined after the war, but emphasized that the immediate focus must be on winning.

According to a report by journalist Avishai Greenzeig, Netanyahu received the raw interview for review and approval before publication and specifically instructed that the sentence regarding his responsibility be censored. Consequently, the statement was omitted from the final version published by the magazine.

The "Olam Katan" magazine responded by claiming that the text referenced by Greenzeig was a draft stolen from the WhatsApp account of Yonatan Urikh and was not the final version sent for publication. Greenzeig denied the theft allegations, while the Prime Minister's office did not provide a comment.