Netanyahu justifies the contested appointment of his former military secretary to head the Mossad by saying that only the prime minister is responsible for state security. However, he has been constantly avoiding taking personal responsibility for the October 7 Hamas attacks
Netanyahu justifies the contested appointment of his former military secretary to head the Mossad by saying that only the prime minister is responsible for state security. However, he has been constantly avoiding taking personal responsibility for the October 7 Hamas attacks
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11:57 PM • May 08 2026 IDT
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that he is the sole figure responsible for Israel's state security, even though he had consistently refused to take responsibility for the failures that led up to the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas on southern Israel and has instead chosen to shift it to the Israel Defense Forces and the Shin Bet security service.
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