Mixed or conditional
“If the publication is true, it represents a serious breach of public trust.”
Eisenkot condemned Netanyahu’s broader handling of warnings while expressly making this allegation’s negligence implication conditional on the report being true.
- Speaker
- Gadi Eisenkot
- Capacity
- Former IDF chief of staff and Yashar party leader
- Observed
- September 9, 2026
- Published here
- September 9, 2026
- Targets
- Benjamin Netanyahu
- Classification rationale
- His response combines categorical political criticism with an explicit condition concerning the truth of the newly reported call.
Surrounding material
Full context
Before the quotation
The report appeared during an election campaign in which responsibility for October 7 was already disputed.
After the quotation
Eisenkot and other opposition leaders demanded an immediate investigation and a state commission of inquiry.
Evidence
Complete source record
Days before Oct. 7, UAE leader warned Netanyahu Hamas was planning war, but PM did nothing with info — report (opens in a new tab)Full report; sections on alleged call, official responses, and opposition reactions
Detailed secondary report reproducing the competing claims. Its Emirati corroboration is anonymous; the UAE government did not confirm or deny the alleged leaders’ conversation.
Opposition figures demand investigation over Oct. 7 revelations (opens in a new tab)Joint statement by Gadi Eisenkot, Naftali Bennett, Avigdor Liberman, and Yair Golan
Report preserving a joint opposition demand for an immediate investigation. The signatories are political rivals of Netanyahu in an active election campaign.