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Netanyahu ignored security warnings before October 7 attack, Ayalon says
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Giora Ayalon, former head of Israel's Operations Directorate, Planning Directorate, and National Security Council, disclosed new details about warnings that preceded the October 7, 2023 attack, according to Shehab Wire. Ayalon confirmed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received the alerts but took no action in response.
The revelations add to mounting accounts of security failures in the lead-up to the assault that killed hundreds of Israelis and prompted a military response in Gaza.
