Avi Gil's conduct exposed: This is the information hidden from Netanyahu on the night of the massacre
The article reveals that former military secretary, Major General Avi Gil, received intelligence information about unusual signs in Gaza on the night of October 7, but did not wake Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Even a specific warning from the Shin Bet 14 minutes before the attack was not passed on. Gil only updated Netanyahu at 06:29 and provided the full information at 06:44, nearly three hours after receiving the initial signs.
The article reveals new details about the conduct of former military secretary, Major General Avi Gil, on the night of October 7, 2023. According to information obtained by the channel, Gil received a message at 03:55 AM in the military secretariat's operational chat about unusual signs in the Gaza Strip, including the activation of SIM cards and senior Hamas officials descending into tunnels. Gil did not pass the information to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and did not wake him. At 06:15 AM, about 14 minutes before the start of the Hamas attack, the Shin Bet sent a specific warning to Gil about the impending attack. Even at this stage, Gil did not update Netanyahu. Only at 06:29 AM, with the start of the attack, did Gil wake the Prime Minister, but he limited his report to the fact of the attack itself without conveying the intelligence information that had accumulated in his possession. At 06:44 AM, about a quarter of an hour after the attack began, Gil provided Netanyahu with the full information. The article notes that the details are being revealed against the backdrop of Gil's recruitment for a political campaign against Netanyahu ahead of the elections, raising questions about the considerations that led to the delay in conveying the information.