{
  "id": 12176529,
  "title": "Father of man killed by Israeli fire during 7 October calls Netanyahu a traitor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/father-of-man-killed-by-israeli-fire-during-7-october-calls-netanyahu",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T15:12:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/father-man-killed-israeli-fire-during-7-october-calls-netanyahu-traitor"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The father of Tom Godo, an Israeli man killed by Israeli military fire during the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of being a traitor. Yaakov Godo interrupted Netanyahu's speech at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on the third anniversary of the attack to express his anger, saying, \"You did not protect my son.\" He lamented, \"The blood of my son and of another 1,200 people murdered in a single day is on his hands and on his head.\" Netanyahu briefly halted his speech but the bereaved father did not manage to get a chance to verbally confront Netanyahu. Godo emphasized, \"I managed to stand up to him once. I don't have many opportunities to meet him. It was important to me to tell him that the blood of my son and the blood of 1,200 other people murdered in one day - it's on his hands and on his head.\" Netanyahu never turned to address the Godo family; they were only notified of Tom's death after a year and a half by the army, which offered only an apology for their son's death.",
  "summary": "Father of man killed by Israeli fire during 7 October calls Netanyahu a traitor The father of an Israeli man killed by Israeli military fire during the Hamas-led attack of 7 October 2023 has branded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a \"traitor\", and told him: \"You did not protect my son.\" According to Israeli outlet Ynet , Yaakov Godo, the father of Tom Godo, interrupted Netanyahu as the…",
  "key_points": [
    "Yaakov Godo calls Netanyahu a traitor after son Tom killed in Israeli fire.",
    "Accuses Netanyahu of failing to protect Tom during October 7 attack.",
    "Family notified of Tom's death a year and a half after incident."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/12176529.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "‘Blood of my son on his hands’: Netanyahu’s October 7 speech interrupted by bereaved father",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/blood-of-my-son-on-his-hands-netanyahus-october-7-speech-interrupted",
        "published": "2026-10-05T14:00:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "‘You didn’t protect my son’: Memorial ceremony erupts as bereaved father heckles Netanyahu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/you-didnt-protect-my-son-memorial-ceremony-erupts-as-bereaved-father",
        "published": "2026-10-05T14:08:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}