Netanyahu Aide Altered Official Records To Allege Earlier Response From PM to 7 Oct Attack: Report – The Cradle
Netanyahu Aide Altered Official Records To Allege Earlier Response From PM to 7 Oct Attack: Report
In the 6:40 am phone call with his military secretary, Netanyahu discussed the possibility of ‘kidnappings’ by Hamas
Israeli TV has broadcast parts of a phone call between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-military secretary Maj. Gen. Avi Gil that took place during the first minutes of Hamas’ 7 October attack. The time stamp for the call was later altered by Netanyahu’s chief of staff to suggest an earlier response by the Prime Minister to the threat.
During the conversation, which took place at 6:40 A.M. on 7 October 2023, Netanyahu asked Gil whether the Hamas attack could potentially involve “kidnappings.” Gil responded, “That’s what we think.”…
Netanyahu told Gil, “We need to see if we can take out their leadership immediately, if there’s something available… Take them out from Sinwar and down.”
“We’re trying to understand what’s happening. Yamam (the police’s elite counter-terrorism unit) has been deployed to [the Gaza border community of] Netiv HaAsara, and the Gaza Division is now transitioning to emergency [status],” Gil told Netanyahu, adding that “There’s no doubt we’re dealing with something different here.”
“We’re in a broad operation,” he continued, asking Netanyahu “for 15 minutes” to check “if there are any foot infiltrations” into Israeli border communities.
Netanyahu questioned why the attack erupted, saying, “We have no indication. I don’t see anything in the [provided] intelligence.” Gil then said, “We have nothing. We’ll need to address these questions later, like how they surprised us.”
Netanyahu then said, “The first thing we need to see is the scale of the attack and decide if we need to mobilize reserves. We need to gather at the General Staff as soon as possible.”
Though not mentioned in the call, the Israeli Air Force was first dispatched to respond to the attack. The Israeli military also issued the “Hannibal Directive,” instructing its forces to kill Israeli soldiers and civilians if needed to prevent them being taken captive...
Israeli authorities are now investigating whether the Prime Minister’s Office chief of staff, Tzachi Braverman, sought to alter the timestamp of this conversation in the official records.
Braverman allegedly changed the timestamp from 6:40 A.M. to 6:29 A.M. to create the impression that Netanyahu had already issued instructions on the unfolding security situation...
Military secretary Gil later noticed the alteration and reported it to Israel’s Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara…
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