Netanyahu's Version: Who Opposed the Elimination of Hamas Leaders?

In the third part of the 'Netanyahu's Version' series, the Prime Minister presents protocols indicating that senior defense officials have long opposed conquering the Gaza Strip, toppling Hamas rule, and eliminating its leaders. Netanyahu claims he proposed more aggressive alternatives and faced opposition.

In the third part of the 'Netanyahu's Version' series, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presents protocols submitted to the State Comptroller, showing that senior defense officials have long opposed conquering the Gaza Strip, toppling Hamas rule, and eliminating its leaders. Netanyahu claims he proposed more aggressive alternatives and faced opposition. Among other things, it emerges that in 2021, Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi 'strongly' opposed the elimination of Yahya Sinwar, and that two months before the massacre, Netanyahu demanded the elimination of a senior Hamas figure even at the cost of escalation, but defense chiefs opposed it. The article presents Netanyahu's version as part of the battle over the October 7 inquiry.