Netanyahu says there were ‘failures’ by Israel on October 7 in interview with Dr.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview Thursday with “Dr. Phil” McGraw that there were “failures” on his country’s part on October 7, when Hamas attacked Israel.

“There were failures, obviously,” Netanyahu he said. “Firstly, the government. The government’s first responsibility is to protect the people. This is the ultimate enveloping responsibility. And people were not protected. We have to admit that.”

The October 7 attack left nearly 1,200 people dead and more than 34,000 Palestinians were killed as a result of Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza following the attack.

In the interview with McGraw, Netanyahu also said that a “full explanation” is needed for what happened in Israel during October 2023.

“I think we’re going to have to do a thorough examination, when the war is over, of what exactly happened, how it happened, and who… you know, who made it happen?” the Israeli prime minister continued.

Netanyahu’s interview came a day after President Biden warned that he would stop supplying offensive weapons, such as bombs and artillery shells, to Israel if his forces launched an invasion of Rafah.

“Civilians have been killed in Gaza as a result of these bombs and other ways they attack population centers,” Biden said Wednesday to CNN’s Erin Burnett.

“I have made it clear that if they go to Rafah – they have not yet gone to Rafah – if they go to Rafah, I will not provide the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah, to deal with the cities – that deal with this problem,” Biden added.

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