{
  "id": 4961063,
  "title": "Israel PM says security officials deliberately didn’t wake him on Oct 7",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/israel-pm-says-security-officials-deliberately-didnt-wake-him-on-oct-7-4961063",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T23:14:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/02/israel-pm-says-security-officials-deliberately-didn-t-wake-him-on-oct-7"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused security officials of intentionally failing to wake him on the morning of the Hamas attacks in October 2023. This came after his wife, Sara, claimed opposition figure Yair Golan knew about the plan before it happened in an interview the night before. Netanyahu is facing criticism over his role in the security fiasco leading up to Oct 7, 2023, and is running in close elections later this year. Security officials allegedly refrained from waking him because they knew he would immediately put the army on alert and prevent further escalation. This was revealed in a recent podcast interview where Netanyahu blamed military leaders for their refusal to wake him. Golan, who is a former deputy military chief of staff, has threatened legal action against Sara Netanyahu for her accusations, calling them vile and deceitful.",
  "summary": "Benjamin Netanyahu faces mounting criticism in the national debate over who bears responsibility for the security failures.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Netanyahu claims defense officials intentionally failed to wake him in hours before Oct. 7 attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/netanyahu-claims-defense-officials-intentionally-failed-to-wake-him",
        "published": "2026-09-01T23:13:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Israel PM says security officials deliberately didn’t wake him on Oct 7",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/israel-pm-says-security-officials-deliberately-didnt-wake-him-on-oct-7",
        "published": "2026-09-01T23:14:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Sa'ar, Herzog meet officials from DRC in tie strengthening visit to Israel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/saar-herzog-meet-officials-from-drc-in-tie-strengthening-visit-to",
        "published": "2026-09-02T00:30:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}