Former military secretary accuses Netanyahu of altering war-time transcripts
Avi Gil, Netanyahu’s ex-military secretary, says the prime minister’s 55-page account of the October 7 failures is incomplete and that official records may have been tampered with.
Avi Gil, who served as Benjamin Netanyahu’s military secretary on October 7, told Israel Hayom that the prime minister’s 55-page report on the failures leading to the Hamas assault is only a partial truth and that key transcripts may have been altered. Gil said he contacted the attorney general two weeks into the war to clarify what changes to stenograms were permissible, after which Israel Police opened an investigation into possible manipulation of cabinet meeting records and phone call logs, naming chief of staff Tzachi Braverman as a suspect.
He also highlighted a mysterious Egyptian intelligence aircraft that landed in Israel for about an hour before the attacks, suggesting undisclosed contacts. Netanyahu’s Likud party labeled the interview as fabricated propaganda aimed at toppling the government, while Likud Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana accused former generals of plotting against the prime minister. Opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot used the interview to criticize Netanyahu’s handling of the crisis, calling it a betrayal of public trust. The full interview is slated for release on Friday, and Gil is expected to appear on Channel 12 later this week.
Why it matters
The claims raise questions about the accuracy of official war records and potential political manipulation ahead of Israel's election.
How this story developed
- Sep 1 EU debates ban on settlement products as Israeli forces raze West Bank homes
- Sep 9 Eight Arab and Muslim states publicly praised the United Kingdom’s ban on settlement products.
- Sep 10 Israeli opposition parties offered no substantive response to the UK sanctions.
- Sep 12 Eisenkot’s Yashar party entered the race with a poll showing 23 projected seats.
- Sep 13 US activists created a whistle‑blower hotline and warned firms could be targeted under anti‑BDS laws.
- Sep 14 British foreign secretary expected to announce a trade ban on settlement‑linked goods.
- Sep 18 The UN rights office issued a warning that the displacement of over 33,000 refugees from West Bank camps may amount to crimes against humanity.
- Sep 23 A man in his forties was seriously wounded when a vehicle rammed a police car at a checkpoint near Modi'in on the road to the West Bank.
- Sep 23 The checkpoint’s security personnel have been reinforced and an investigation launched.
- Sep 27 Netanyahu publicly urged right‑wing parties to merge ahead of the election.
- Sep 28 Ed Miliband told the Labour conference that the UK will act on Palestine, backing sanctions on Israeli settlements and supporting a two-state solution.
- Sep 29 Three teenagers were arrested in connection with the raid.
- Oct 3 Miliband pledged comprehensive sanctions and a ban on imports and services that support Israeli settlements.
- Oct 6 Opposition leaders met to outline a coordinated electoral strategy.
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