'Too many lies': Netanyahu's ex-military secretary challenges prime minister's October 7 account

Former military secretary to former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has criticized the prime minister's account of the events leading up to the October 7 attacks, stating that it does not accurately reflect what really happened. In an interview with Israel Hayom, Maj. Gen. (res.) Avi Gil, who served as Netanyahu's military secretary on October 7, 2023, claimed that the official transcripts may have been altered.

Gil referred to a document that Netanyahu submitted to the State Comptroller's Office on February 5, stating that it included transcripts of security meetings and other documents covering a period of 12 years, starting with Operation Protective Edge and up to the morning of October 7. However, Gil alleged that many of the discussions in the document point to manipulation of facts, half-truths, and omissions.

He criticized Netanyahu's omission of key details and doubts that a state commission of inquiry would be established to investigate the situation. Gil also revealed new details about the alleged alteration of the record of conversations between Netanyahu and top officials, including Netanyahu's chief of staff, Tzachi Braverman. Netanyahu's Likud party dismissed the report as "fabricated political propaganda" aimed at bringing down the right-wing rule and leading to a left-wing government.