New reports are raising big questions about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and what he knew before the October 7 attack. For a long time, his main defense has been that he didn't see it coming. Now, that defense is being challenged.

Several major news organizations report that Arab leaders sent warnings to Netanyahu about a possible attack. These reports suggest he had information that he chose to ignore. This has caused a lot of anger.

Rivals in the Israeli government are now calling him "unfit" to lead. They are saying that if he had the warnings and didn't act, he failed the country. Even Yoav Gallant, a key defense official, spoke out about an "atmosphere of defeatism" in the days after the attack happened, criticizing how the situation was handled.

Some critics are going even further. They argue that Netanyahu has overseen a massive humanitarian crisis and is now trying to act like a victim to avoid taking responsibility.

Before these reports, Netanyahu had a clear story he told the public: he was doing his best to protect Israel and was caught off guard just like everyone else. Now that story is falling apart. People are demanding to know exactly what he knew and why he didn't do anything to stop the tragedy before it started.

Source: The Times of Israel