Netanyahu's Oct. 7 phone call to IDF chief took place three hours after attack began - report
Earlier this week, Netanyahu claimed that IDF officers deliberately did not wake him for over an hour because they knew he would prevent the massacre.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not contact then-IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi until 9:45 a.m. on October 7, 2023, according to a report by KAN News. This took place three hours after the Hamas attacks commenced. Earlier that day, the prime minister had received two separate phone calls regarding the ongoing terrorist attack.
Despite these alerts, Netanyahu did not request to speak with Halevi during or immediately after either call. The report follows Sara Netanyahu's assertions that Democratic Party chief Yair Golan had prior knowledge of the October 7, 2023, attack, which resulted in over 1,200 Israeli deaths and sparked the ongoing conflict. Sara claimed that Golan was aware of the attack early in the morning, despite the prime minister's claim that IDF officers deliberately failed to wake him for over an hour, fearing his activation of the air force and the potential for mass casualties.
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