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Police Investigate Alleged Altered October 7 Call Timestamp

By Drooid · Oct 9, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Avi Gil alleges chief of staff Tzachi Braverman altered the October 7, 2023, phone-call timestamp.
He testified he woke Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at 6:41 a.m. on October 7, saying the country was at war.
Police opened an investigation into whether chief of staff Tzachi Braverman participated in altering cabinet meeting transcripts.
Opposition figures, including former chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot, called for a state commission to examine the alleged transcript changes.

History

Historical Context

The Watergate break-in on June 17 1972 and the subsequent resignation of President Richard Nixon on August 9 1974 sparked sweeping reforms of U.S. executive oversight, after 69 people were charged. Israel’s chief of staff Tzachi Braverman is now under investigation for allegedly editing October 7 2023 cabinet transcripts, a controversy that echoes calls for independent commissions similar to the Senate Watergate Committee’s probe.

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Story summary

Avi Gil alleges chief of staff Tzachi Braverman altered the October 7, 2023, phone-call timestamp.
He testified he woke Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at 6:41 a.m. on October 7, saying the country was at war.
Police opened an investigation into whether chief of staff Tzachi Braverman participated in altering cabinet meeting transcripts.
Opposition figures, including former chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot, called for a state commission to examine the alleged transcript changes.

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