Reports that Netanyahu ignored Oct. 7 warnings dominate Israeli election

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Reports that Netanyahu ignored Oct. 7 warnings dominate Israeli election

The Israeli prime minister has denied any advance knowledge of the Hamas attack in 2023, but as a national election nears his role is under new scrutiny.

September 29, 2026 at 8:53 a.m. EDTToday at 8:53 a.m. EDT

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*Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York on Thursday. (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)*

By Gerry Shih

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Greg Miller

and

Rachel Chason

JERUSALEM — A slew of reports that Arab officials warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about a serious threat emerging from Gaza days before the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas have put the longtime Israeli leader on the defensive less than 30 days before a pivotal election.

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