Netanyahu: ‘Deeply’ sorry that October 7 occured; ‘independent’ investigation after the war

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is “deeply” sorry that the October 7 massacre occurred.

In an interview with Time magazine, Netanyahu is asked if he would apologize for the events of the day happening on his watch.

“Apologize?” he asks back. “Of course, of course. I am sorry, deeply, that something like this happened. And you always look back and you say, Could we have done things that would have prevented it?”

Netanyahu has not formally taken responsibility for the failures that led up to the Hamas assault on southern Israel, and has attempted to cast the blame on Israel’s security chiefs.

“I’ve said that following the end of the war, there’ll be an independent commission that will examine everything that happened before, and everybody will have to answer some tough questions, including me,” he tells Time.