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Police reportedly suspect Netanyahu aide removed about 30 classified records
Israeli police reportedly suspect Tzachi Braverman, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief of staff, improperly removed about 30 classified records from the Prime Minister’s Office.
The records concerned security discussions about Gaza before Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack, and reportedly include discussions under both Netanyahu’s government and the previous Bennett-Lapid government.
Police reportedly believe Braverman may have wanted to shape the account of decisions and failures before the attack.
The allegations follow claims that he tried to change records of when Netanyahu was first told about the Hamas invasion that morning.
Braverman has also been accused of involvement in a separate classified-document leak case and faces an indictment related to that matter.
Hebrew media have reported police believe they have enough evidence to charge him over the records, but Haaretz quoted sources who said a charge appeared unlikely because it could be hard to prove the change was intentional.
The reports do not say whether Braverman will be charged over the records.
Police reportedly believe Tzachi Braverman improperly removed about 30 classified records from the Prime Minister’s Office.
The records allegedly covered security discussions about Gaza before October 7, 2023, under two Israeli governments.
Police reportedly suspect the removal was intended to shape the narrative about failures leading up to Hamas’s October 7 attack.
The reports follow allegations that Braverman sought to change records of when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was informed of the attack.
Braverman has reportedly said the change to the timestamp was a mistake.
- Who
- Police reportedly suspect Tzachi Braverman, Netanyahu’s chief of staff.
- What
- He allegedly removed about 30 classified records of security discussions. Police reportedly suspect he did so to shape the narrative about the failures before October 7.
- When
- The records concerned discussions held before October 7, 2023. The reported removal date is not stated.
- Where
- The records were reportedly removed from the Prime Minister’s Office.
- Why
- Police reportedly suspect the records were removed to shape the narrative surrounding failures leading up to the October 7 attack.
Police
Tzachi Braverman
Suspected removal
Police
Police reportedly believe Braverman improperly removed about 30 classified records to shape the narrative about events before October 7.
Tzachi Braverman
Braverman’s response to the reported removal is not stated.
Timestamp change
Police
Police reportedly believe there is sufficient evidence to charge Braverman with tampering with records from October 7.
Tzachi Braverman
Braverman has reportedly claimed that the timestamp change was a mistake.
No direct quotes in the coverage so far.
The records allegedly concerned security discussions about Gaza under both Netanyahu’s government and the preceding Bennett-Lapid government.
Netanyahu’s first update about Hamas’s invasion was reportedly recorded as arriving at 6:40 a.m., then changed to 6:29 a.m.
Avi Gil gave interviews accusing Braverman of tampering with the records in the months after the October 7 attack.
Channel 12 aired transcripts that appeared to show Braverman trying to persuade a stenographer to falsify Netanyahu’s phone records.
Channel 12 reported that police believe Braverman improperly removed about 30 classified records.
- Suspected records
- About 30 classified records
- Records source
- Prime Minister’s Office
- Subject
- Security discussions about Gaza
- Attack date
- October 7, 2023
- Reported call times
- 6:40 a.m. changed to 6:29 a.m.
Sources
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