Netanyahu finally admits what he spent 31 months denying: Oct. 7 was on him

After years of evading blame and shifting responsibility onto his generals and spies, Netanyahu's High Court filing may become the clearest evidence yet against him in any future inquiry into the failures, deaths and devastation of Oct. 7 and its aftermath

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Netanyahu finally admits what he spent 31 months denying: Oct. 7 was on him

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After years of evading blame and shifting responsibility onto his generals and spies, Netanyahu's High Court filing may become the clearest evidence yet against him in any future inquiry into the failures, deaths and devastation of Oct. 7 and its aftermath

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Yossi Verter

06:00 AM • May 10 2026 IDT

Benjamin Netanyahu just broke one of the three "no's" he and his family had decided to embrace on October 8, possibly on the 7th. These consisted of denying any personal responsibility, not resigning and not allowing the establishment of a state commission of inquiry.

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