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Netanyahu's Deleted Security Briefing Sparks Controversy

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has removed all online traces of a security policy briefing held on October 18, 2026, at the Prime Minister's Office. The event, which took place ten days before the upcoming elections, was used by Netanyahu to launch political attacks against his rivals. On Wednesday, October 21, 2026, the announcement on the Prime Minister's Office website and the video recording on its YouTube channel were made unavailable.

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What happened

01Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu removed all online content and video of a security briefing held on October 18, 2026.
02The briefing, held ten days before elections, was removed from the Prime Minister's Office website and YouTube channel on October 21, 2026.
03Netanyahu used the event to launch political attacks against rivals Gadi Eisenkot, Avigdor Lieberman, Naftali Bennett, and Ofer Winter.
04The Prime Minister's Office claimed the event was a press briefing rather than an election campaign activity.
05Government Press Office staff filmed the event, which was also attended by National Security Council Head Shmuel Ben Ezra and Military Secretary Guy Marqizano.
06During the event, Netanyahu discussed his strategy to bring down the Iranian regime and warned of a potentially hostile future US president.

During the briefing, Netanyahu made sharply negative remarks about opposition leaders Gadi Eisenkot, Avigdor Lieberman, and Naftali Bennett, and also criticized Ofer Winter. Despite the political nature of the event during an election campaign, representatives from the Government Press Office filmed the proceedings. The head of the National Security Council, Shmuel Ben Ezra, and the military secretary to the Prime Minister, Guy Marqizano, were also in attendance.

The Prime Minister's Office defended the event, claiming it was not a campaign activity but a briefing where Netanyahu was responding to political questions posed by reporters. During his remarks, Netanyahu discussed foreign policy, his strategy to bring down the Iranian regime, and the potential for a hostile US president to come to power in two years.

Summarized by baba from the reports of 3 newsrooms. Updated 18:43

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