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State Comptroller requests diaries of Netanyahu, Gallant, Halevi as part of Oct. 7 probe – report
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman has requested the diaries of some eight senior politicians and military officials as part of his investigation into the failures surrounding the October 7 Hamas terror onslaught, the Kan public broadcaster reports.
The documents he has asked for include the agendas and meeting schedules of the officials starting from midnight on October 7, hours before Hamas launched the assault, the report says.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Shin Bet director Ronen Bar and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi are among those who have reportedly been asked to supply their diaries.