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The Times has confirmed earlier reporting which said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was explicitly warned ahead of time about the Hamas attack.
The closely fought election will be the first since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, which killed more than 1,200 people.
A veteran Shin Bet agent who served Israel’s domestic intelligence agency for 37 years has revealed that he issued a serious warning about suspicious Hamas activity just two days before the October 7 massacre,
Official statements said bilateral relations were discussed. But the question of who bears responsibility for failing to prevent the Oct. 7 attack is a major election issue in Israel.
Mamdani has repeatedly condemned the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and has denied accusations of antisemitism from Republican and some Democratic critics. Netanyahu has dismissed accusations of war crimes and crimes against humanity, charges that are the basis of the ICC’s arrest warrant from November 2024.
An election-eve report documents proposed restrictions on transgender recognition and LGBTQ topics in schools, service cuts affecting vulnerable groups and rejected equality bills; the Aguda warns sta