The wife of the Israeli prime minister, Sara Netanyahu, publicly suggested that an Israeli opposition leader knew about Hamas's plan before the October 7, 2023 attacks. The accusation was interpreted as a political attack during the pre-campaign period for the legislative elections scheduled for October 27.
The statement provoked outrage among several Israeli opposition parties, who reacted with strong condemnation. The political situation in Israel intensifies during this pre-electoral period, with exchanges of accusations between Netanyahu's government and opposition parties.
The timing of the accusation, emerging in the midst of the campaign for the legislative elections, highlighted the deep political tensions in the country, at a time when the management of the war in the Gaza Strip and national security issues dominate the Israeli public debate.
