Israel Killed Nasrallah in 2024 Beirut Strike Without US Warning, Book Says

Q: What secret was hidden in the altered October 7 call logs that Israel's prime minister's office allegedly tried to erase?

The alleged “secret” was not a hidden code or undisclosed message in the call itself, but the timing of what Netanyahu knew and when he knew it on the morning of October 7. According to former military secretary Avi Gil, the Prime Minister’s Office tried to change the recorded time of a key call with Netanyahu from 6:40 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. That 11-minute shift would have made it appear that Netanyahu received the more serious warning — including the effective message that “we are at war” — at the same time as the earlier wake-up call, rather than later as the attack was unfolding. Gil’s account suggests the altered log could serve two possible purposes. One was to strengthen a narrative that Netanyahu reacted immediately and was giving instructions from the very start. The other, more consequential issue, was that moving the second call earlier could blur the sequence of intelligence updates and create the impression that the information conveyed at 6:40 had already been known at 6:29. That matters because the timeline is central to assigning responsibility for the failures of October 7. Critics say the attempted change may have been aimed at reshaping the official record of Netanyahu’s awareness and actions. Braverman has acknowledged trying to change the timestamp but denies wrongdoing, saying it was not improper. No final prosecutorial decision has been announced.

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Israeli jets gave the Pentagon no advance warning before striking Hezbollah’s Beirut headquarters on Sept. 27, 2024, killing Hassan Nasrallah after Netanyahu overruled aides who wanted Washington informed, according to a new book account.
Netanyahu feared the Biden administration would try to block the mission, while Yoav Gallant and Herzi Halevi argued the US might back a strike on a Hezbollah leader tied to American deaths.
Nearly 11 months of US-led diplomacy had failed to stop Hezbollah rocket and anti-tank attacks on northern Israel, the authors said, sharpening a broader split between Washington’s de-escalation push and Israel’s war aims.
The book also says Netanyahu initially resisted a Gaza ground invasion after Oct. 7 before approving it on Oct. 27, 2023, and it revives scrutiny over his refusal to accept responsibility for the attack.
That account lands as retired Maj. Gen. Avi Gil alleges Netanyahu’s office sought to change a key Oct. 7 call record from 6:40 a.m. to 6:29 a.m., deepening debate over wartime decision-making and accountability.