Sources: Netanyahu said he believes intelligence failure, not treason, led to Oct. 7

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At a closed-door Knesset committee session, the prime minister said he did not believe malicious intent from within Israel led to the October 7 attack. Netanyahu never rejected the claim publicly, despite many Israelis believing defense officials aided Hamas in an attempt to remove Netanyahu

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday during a closed-door committee session that the October 7 attack on Israel was the result of an "intelligence failure," not treason, according to sources present at the discussion who spoke to Haaretz.