Milan, 10 Sept. (LaPresse) – “Most Israelis, including those who vote for Netanyahu, want there to be an official inquiry into 7 October. But it is the Prime Minister who decides, and whilst he has spoken about it, he has never actually carried it out. The reason is obvious: if there were a proper investigation, he would be forced to resign. And he would end up in prison: let’s not forget that he is on trial for corruption. So he will do everything he can to avoid it.” So said Ami Ayalon, former head of the Shin Bet (Israel’s internal security service), in an interview with ‘Repubblica’. Regarding the *Haaretz* report alleging that Netanyahu failed to pass on to the Israeli intelligence services and the army information provided by the Emirati leader Mohammed bin Zayed about a possible Hamas attack shortly before 7 October, Ayalon said: “It is highly plausible. “I do not possess classified information, but I know how to interpret what I see: yesterday, Netanyahu’s office asked the UAE to deny the report. When I read the statement from Dubai, I realised that it had happened exactly as described in the article.”
Middle East: Former Shin Bet chief Ayalon: “Haaretz article is well-founded; Netanyahu risks prison”
Milan, 10 Sept. (LaPresse) – “Most Israelis, including those who vote for Netanyahu, want there to be an official inquiry into 7 October. But it is the Prime Minister who decides, and whilst he has spoken about it, he has never actually carried it out. The reason is obvious: if there were a proper investigation, he would be forced to resign. And he would end up in prison: let’s not forget that he is on trial for corruption. So he will do everything he can to avoid it.” So said Ami Ayalon, former head of the Shin Bet (Israel’s internal security service), in an interview with ‘Repubblica’. Regarding the *Haaretz* report alleging that Netanyahu failed to pass on to the Israeli intelligence services and the army information provided by the Emirati leader Mohammed bin Zayed about a possible Hamas attack shortly before 7 October, Ayalon said: “It is highly plausible. “I do not possess classified information, but I know how to interpret what I see: yesterday, Netanyahu’s office asked the UAE to deny the report. When I read the statement from Dubai, I realised that it had happened exactly as described in the article.”