Following a petition to the High Court of Justice by the "Promoting a Fair Society" association, the contents of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's diary from October 7 - the day on which Hamas terrorists invaded the south of the country - has been revealed.
It is still unknown what the premier did at 7:00 a.m. that Saturday, a half an hour after the surprise attack began, as security intelligence blacked out the information.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes his first public statement on October 7, 2023
However, at 8:00 a.m. Netanyahu traveled from Jerusalem to the military headquarters in Tel Aviv, where he held a phone call with the Dutch prime minister at 10:30 a.m.
At 11:00 a.m. the prime minister gave a statement to the media in which he announced the country was officially at war. At 12:30 p.m. he had a meeting in Tel Aviv with the Finance Minister, the Foreign Affairs Minister, the National Security Minister, the Minister of Housing, and the Minister for Strategic Affairs.
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Netanyahu gets a briefing at the Kirya defense headquarters in Tel Aviv
(Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
At 3:15 p.m., Netanyahu had another phone call, this time with French President Emmanuel Macron, and at 4:30 p.m. a telephone conversation with U.S. President Joe Biden.
At 5:00 p.m. the prime minister met with Opposition Leader Yair Lapid at his office in Tel Aviv, and at 6:00 p.m. a government meeting was held.
After the end of the Sabbath, at 8:30 p.m. Netanyahu delivered an official announcement to the media. According to the daily schedule, he finished his work day at 3:15 a.m.