Reports surface that Netanyahu ignored Oct. 7 attack warnings to dominate Israeli election

JERUSALEM - A slew of reports that Arab officials warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about a serious threat emerging from Gaza days before the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas have put the longtime Israeli leader on the defensive less than 30 days before a pivotal election.Ever since the attack, the most deadly in Israel’s history, Netanyahu has argued that Israeli security chiefs collectively failed to foresee the surprise attack by Hamas - but that he led the fightback, scoring redemp