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Netanyahu criticizes Israeli intelligence on Hamas attack, then deletes post and apologizes

2023-10-29 19:57:48Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REUTERS
Netanyahu criticizes Israeli intelligence on Hamas attack, then deletes post and
Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out at his intelligence chiefs on Sunday in a post on Platform X, saying they had failed to warn him that Hamas was planning the large-scale attack on October 7. He later retracted his comments and apologized.

The post on X Network at 1 a.m. in the early hours of Sunday sparked a political firestorm and split in Mr. Netanyahu's war cabinet, which has sparked public anger after failing to take responsibility for the failure of its intelligence agencies and operations in regarding the attack of Hamas in the southern part of Israel.

High officials, from the heads of the army and the internal spy agency "Shin Bet" to the finance minister, have accepted the failure. But Prime Minister Netanyahu has not done such a thing.

He said that after the war, the time will come to raise difficult questions, including himself.

Asked about Mr Netanyahu's comments during a press conference with reporters, the Israeli military spokesman declined to answer, saying: "We are now at war, focused on war."

Israeli officials have said there will be investigations into the developments leading up to the Hamas attack as well as the response during the attack, but that the focus was on the conflict.

Mr Netanyahu's since-deleted post read: “At no time and at no stage were there any warnings to Prime Minister Netanyahu about Hamas's war aims. On the contrary, all security officials, including the heads of the army and the Shin Bet, assessed that Hamas was restrained and interested in a deal."

In a second post on the X network about 10 hours later, Mr Netanyahu said: "I was wrong", adding that his remarks "should not have been made and I apologize for that".

"Expresses full support for all heads of security branches", he wrote. His initial comments were immediately criticized by current and former allies, including Benny Gantz, the former defense minister who now serves in Prime Minister Netanyahu's war cabinet.

Mr. Gantz wrote on the X network that Prime Minister Netanyahu should withdraw the comment and leave the matter.

"When we are at war, leadership must show responsibility, decide to do the right thing and support the forces in a way that they can do what we ask of them," Mr. Gantz wrote.

The surprise and well-planned attack by Hamas was the deadliest in Israel's 75-year history.

Israel responded with airstrikes by bombing the Gaza Strip while days earlier it began ground operations to eliminate the Iran-backed Islamic group and secure the release of more than 220 hostages kidnapped in Israel on October 7.

Opposition leader Yair Lapid, who was previously prime minister, said Netanyahu "crossed a red line" by writing on the X network.

"Efforts to avoid responsibility and blame security institutions weaken the army as it fights Israel's enemies," he said.

Yossi Cohen, who headed the Mossad intelligence agency under previous Netanyahu governments, told Israel Radio: "Responsibility is taken at the beginning of the job, not in the middle."


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