{
  "id": 4831297,
  "title": "Israel PM's wife shares conspiracy theory about opposition figure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/israel-pms-wife-shares-conspiracy-theory-about-opposition-figure",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T08:49:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/09/1523562/israel-pms-wife-shares-conspiracy-theory-about-opposition-figure"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sara Netanyahu, the wife of the Israeli prime minister, has made allegations that a member of the opposition was aware of the plan for the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, prior to its execution. Her comments, which have sparked outrage among Israel's opposition, underscore the intense political polarization currently gripping the country as it approaches an election scheduled for October 27. In an interview aired on Monday evening, Sara Netanyahu accused Yair Golan, the former deputy military chief of staff and head of Israel's centre-left Democrats party, of being \"already dressed and ready\" at dawn on October 7, 2023, while the rest of the country remained unaware, including the prime minister himself. The interview was broadcast on Channel 14, a news outlet closely aligned with the government. The opposition swiftly condemned Sara Netanyahu's remarks, with Golan's party calling them \"vile and deceitful\" and accusing her of spreading \"conspiracies against Major General Yair Golan\" and undermining his heroism on October 7. Former army chief Gadi Eisenkot, who is seen as a potential challenger to Netanyahu, dismissed Sara Netanyahu's accusations as part of a \"mad conspiracy of betrayal\" intended to \"stoke hatred and perpetuate Netanyahu's rule.\" A poll conducted in August for Channel 13 found that 40% of Israelis and 63% of those who support the current right-wing coalition believe that internal betrayal played a role in the October 7 attack, which resulted in the deaths of 1,221 people, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures.",
  "summary": "JERUSALEM: Sara Netanyahu, the wife of the Israeli prime minister, has claimed an opposition figure was aware of the plan for Hamas’s Oct 7, 2023 attack before it happened.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Israel PM's wife shares conspiracy theory to boost husband's election chances",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/israel-pms-wife-shares-conspiracy-theory-to-boost-husbands-election",
        "published": "2026-09-01T08:45:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}