Netanyahu accused of trying to avoid responsibility for failure to foresee Hamas attack

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to absolve himself of responsibility for the failure to predict the Oct. 7 attack by the Palestinian group Hamas, the Haaretz newspaper reported Sunday.

The newspaper said Netanyahu is waging a campaign to place the blame on the Israeli army.

Haaretz quoted an unidentified military official who said "Netanyahu is orchestrating a campaign, collecting evidence against the army, and privately explaining why he should not be held responsible. He keeps reiterating that he did not receive the intelligence information."

The newspaper said Netanyahu appointed a spokesperson for coordinating with Israeli military correspondents just four days after the start of the war.

Netanyahu accused of trying to avoid responsibility for failure to foresee Hamas attack