Netanyahu claims defense officials intentionally failed to wake him in hours before Oct. 7 attack

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that senior defense officials intentionally chose not to wake him during the hours leading up to the October 7 attack. According to Netanyahu, these officials feared that if he were alerted, he would order a mobilization of forces and authorize attacks on anyone approaching the border. The Prime Minister argued that this decision by security chiefs was based on their own misguided assessments. This claim emerges as investigations into the intelligence and security failures preceding the Hamas attack continue within Israel. The Times of Israel reports that these remarks reflect ongoing tensions between the Prime Minister's Office and security establishments regarding accountability for the events of that day.