Netanyahu faces storm over report he ignored warning ahead of Oct. 7 attacks

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Gadi Eisenkot, a former military commander who has emerged as Netanyahu’s main rival in the Oct. 27 election, accused him of evading responsibility for security lapses.

Sept. 9, 2026, 4:34 PM EDT

By Matt Bradley

TEL AVIV — It dropped like a political bombshell into next month’s parliamentary election: a news report that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had warning about the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks and chose not to alert senior security officials.

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