In a video posted on social media Tuesday evening, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed suggestions of treason behind the October 7 massacre, calling them "nonsense." He stated that the events reflected a major operational and intelligence failure in the hours before the attack, rather than betrayal. Netanyahu argued that warning signs emerged during the night and early morning, but officials decided not to wake him or launch a preemptive strike out of concern that doing so would provoke Hamas. "That is a failure, but it is not betrayal," he said, acknowledging the "terrible price" paid.