Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he will take legal action against a newspaper that reported he had received advance warnings about the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. The news was published following an investigation by the American daily The New York Times.
Netanyahu categorically refuses to have received any warning before the Hamas surprise attack that triggered the war in Gaza. The Israeli Prime Minister described the disclosure of this information as a "flagrant" attempt at "foreign interference" in Israeli elections.
The article does not specify which newspaper will be sued by Netanyahu. The accusation of foreign interference arises in a context of internal political tension in Israel, with the Prime Minister facing criticism for his security management before the October attack.
The war in Gaza, triggered by the Hamas attack on October 7, continues to have significant political consequences in Israel, with national security management becoming a central theme in the country's public and political debate.
