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a former close associate of benjamin netanyahu has claimed Israel The leader immediately looked for ways to avoid accountability for the security failures that occurred in October 2023 Hamas attack.
Eli Feldstein, who previously served as Mr Netanyahu’s spokesman and is currently facing trial for allegedly leaking classified information, made the explosive allegation during a wide-ranging interview with Israel. can do Monday night news channel.
Critics have repeatedly accused Netanyahu of refusing to accept any blame for the deadliest attack in Israel’s history. But little is known about Netanyahu’s behavior in the days immediately following the attack, while the prime minister has consistently resisted an independent state investigation.
Speaking by ear, Feldstein said the “first thing” he had to do after October 7, 2023 was to press calls for accountability from Netanyahu.
“He asked me, ‘What are they talking about in the news? Are they still talking about responsibility?'” Feldstein said. “He wanted me to think of something that could be said that would calm the media storm over the question of whether or not the Prime Minister had taken responsibility.”
He said Netanyahu seemed “nervous” when he made the request. Feldstein said he was later told by people close to Netanyahu to remove the word “responsibility” from all statements.
On October 7, 2023, Hamas-led militants killed approximately 1,200 people in southern Israel and took back 251 hostages. GazaAfter this, Israel started a devastating war in Gaza in which about 71,000 people were killed, Palestinians In Gaza, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants but says about half of the dead were women and children.
Netanyahu’s office called the interview “a long series of false and repeated allegations made by a man with clear personal interests, who is trying to deflect responsibility from himself.” Jewish Media report.
Feldstein’s statements follow his indictment in the case where he was accused of leaking classified military information to a German tabloid in a bid to improve the public perception of the prime minister following the killing of six hostages in Gaza last August.
Feldstein is also a suspect in the “Katargate” scandal, one of two close Netanyahu aides accused of taking money Queue While also working for the Prime Minister.