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Transcript reportedly shows Netanyahu aide urged change to October 7 call record
A transcript reported by Israel’s Channel 12 says Tzachi Braverman, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief of staff, urged a stenographer to change a record of a call on October 7, 2023.
The call was between Netanyahu and his then-military secretary, Avi Gil, during the Hamas-led attack on Israel.
Gil says he first contacted Netanyahu at 6:29 a.m.
by WhatsApp, then called him on a secure line at 6:40 a.m.
to report what he knew.
The transcript reportedly shows Braverman asking for the secure-call time to be changed to 6:29, which the stenographer refused, saying it was not allowed.
Braverman’s representative denies that Braverman claimed to have been on a 6:29 call and says Gil left out a call between Gil and Braverman at 6:33 a.m.
Police have completed their investigation and sent the material to prosecutors, who will decide whether to bring charges over the records.
Media reports say an indictment appears unlikely, though police reportedly believe they have enough evidence to charge him.
A transcript reported by Channel 12 says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief of staff, Tzachi Braverman, urged a stenographer to change a record of a call on October 7, 2023.
The stenographer reportedly refused, saying she was not allowed to alter the computerized record.
Former military secretary Avi Gil has said the call on Netanyahu’s secure line took place at 6:40 a.m., not 6:29 a.m.
Braverman’s representative disputes Gil’s account and says Gil did not tell investigators about a call between Gil and Braverman at 6:33 a.m.
Police reportedly believe they have enough evidence to charge Braverman, but reports say an indictment appears unlikely.
- Who
- Tzachi Braverman, Netanyahu’s chief of staff, and a Prime Minister’s Office stenographer. Former military secretary Avi Gil is also involved in the disputed account.
- What
- A transcript reportedly shows Braverman urging the stenographer to change the timestamp of a phone record; she refused.
- When
- The conversation with the stenographer reportedly took place in January 2024. The phone calls at issue were on October 7, 2023.
- Where
- The conversation reportedly took place in the Prime Minister’s Office.
- Why
- Gil has said Braverman sought to change the time of Netanyahu’s first call with him from 6:40 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. Braverman’s representative disputes Gil’s account.
Avi Gil
Tzachi Braverman
Account of the call record
Avi Gil
Gil said Braverman sought to change the time of Netanyahu’s secure-line call from 6:40 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.
Tzachi Braverman
Braverman’s representative said Braverman never claimed to have been on a 6:29 a.m. call and said Gil omitted a 6:33 a.m. call with Braverman.
Basis for the proposed change
Avi Gil
Gil said the requested time change was to the moment the attack started.
Tzachi Braverman
Braverman said Gil had told him at 6:33 a.m. about his conversation with Netanyahu four minutes earlier.
This was at 6:29, not 6:40. Change the time.
I’m not allowed to. Look, it’s computerized. I can’t touch it.
Tzachi, I’m prohibited from changing it.
We are at war.
Gil said he woke Netanyahu with a WhatsApp call as the Hamas-led attack began.
Braverman says Gil told him about his conversation with Netanyahu in a call.
Gil said he spoke with Netanyahu on a secure line and briefed him about the attack.
Braverman reportedly spoke with a stenographer and urged her to change the timestamp.
The Times of Israel reported Channel 12’s account of the transcript.
- Call at issue
- 6:40 a.m. on October 7, 2023
- Requested timestamp
- 6:29 a.m.
- Reported conversation with stenographer
- January 2024
- People involved
- Tzachi Braverman and Avi Gil
- Transcript report
- Channel 12
Sources
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