{
  "id": 12827246,
  "title": "'Too many lies': Netanyahu's ex-military secretary challenges prime minister's October 7 account",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/too-many-lies-netanyahus-ex-military-secretary-challenges-prime",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T08:41:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-10-08/ty-article/too-many-lies-netanyahus-ex-military-secretary-challenges-october-7-account/000001a1-1a17-db57-abb5-bff781f50000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "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.",
  "summary": "The former aide alleges a 'pattern of criminal behavior' in Netanyahu's office and urges investigators to demand full recordings, warning that wartime transcripts may have been altered. Likud dismissed the interview as political propaganda",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/photo-netanyahu-remembers-october-7th-victims",
        "published": "2026-10-07T13:56:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Netanyahu vows to hold all October 7 attackers accountable",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/netanyahu-vows-to-hold-all-october-7-attackers-accountable",
        "published": "2026-10-07T14:57:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "All the warnings Netanyahu got before October 7 – that we know of",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/all-the-warnings-netanyahu-got-before-october-7-that-we-know-of",
        "published": "2026-10-07T15:07:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "'False political propaganda': Netanyahu, Likud denounce Channel 12's October 7 anniversary coverage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/false-political-propaganda-netanyahu-likud-denounce-channel-12s",
        "published": "2026-10-07T19:22:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Pro-Palestine university groups march in London on October 7 anniversary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/pro-palestine-university-groups-march-in-london-on-october-7",
        "published": "2026-10-07T21:33:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}