The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, accused the military leadership of deciding not to wake him on the morning of October 7, 2023, the date of the Hamas attack that triggered the war in Gaza. The accusations come in a context of elevated political tensions and investigations into the security failures that allowed the attack.
This is not the first time Netanyahu has assigned responsibility to the armed forces and intelligence services for the failures that preceded the attack. However, this direct accusation against the military leadership represents a significant escalation in the Israeli internal political conflict.
The statements come in an extremely polarized country, just weeks before the legislative elections. The tension between the government and the armed forces has intensified in recent months, with several military officials publicly criticizing the Prime Minister's management during the crisis.
