
据以色列一家报纸周三发布的调查报道,以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡在描述哈马斯于2023年10月袭击以色列前所收到的警告时,篡改了自己的说法,不仅遗漏了关键信息,还改变了安全讨论的背景。
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu manipulated his account of warnings he received before the October 2023 attack by Hamas on Israel, omitting material and altering the context of security discussions, according to an investigation published Wednesday by an Israeli newspaper.
《耶路撒冷邮报》(Yedioth Ahronoth)及其附属新闻机构Ynet对内塔尼亚胡于2月发布的一份55页文件,与原始记录、会议摘要及证词进行了比对。
The Yedioth Ahronoth daily and Ynet, a subsidiary news outlet of the Yedioth Ahronoth Media Group, compared a 55-page document released by Netanyahu in February with original records, meeting summaries and testimonies.
调查发现,该文件存在多处遗漏,并对措辞和背景进行了修改,尤其涉及袭击前数月发出的警告以及针对哈马斯的军事行动提案。
The investigation found omissions and changes in wording and context, particularly concerning warnings issued in the months before the attack and proposals for military action against Hamas.
内塔尼亚胡的文件中将自己描绘成力主暗杀哈马斯领导人的人,而高级安全官员则反对此类行动,主张维持加沙地区的平静。
Netanyahu’s document portrayed him as pressing for the assassination of Hamas leaders while senior security officials resisted such moves and favored maintaining calm in Gaza.
然而,根据调查,原始记录显示,内塔尼亚胡多次试图维持平静,拒绝批准拟议的打击行动,并坚称尽管安全官员发出警告,哈马斯仍受到威慑。
The original records, however, showed that Netanyahu repeatedly sought to preserve calm, declined to approve proposed strikes and maintained that Hamas remained deterred despite warnings from security officials, according to the investigation.
该报称,2023年4月,时任以色列安全局(Shin Bet)局长罗嫩·巴尔和时任军队总司令赫尔齐·哈莱维曾建议在加沙实施定点清除行动。
In April 2023, then-Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar and then-army chief Herzi Halevi recommended targeted killings in Gaza, the newspaper said.
一个月后,巴尔警告称,在加沙发动军事行动最终难以避免,并敦促为首次打击和定点清除行动做好准备。
A month later, Bar warned that a military campaign in Gaza would eventually be unavoidable and urged preparations for an opening strike and targeted killings.
然而,内塔尼亚胡当时表示,与哈马斯之间仍存在“强大的威慑平衡”,并未批准这些行动。
Netanyahu, however, said there was a “strong deterrence balance” with Hamas and did not approve the proposed operations.
调查还引用了巴尔在8月发出的警告,称以色列的威慑力正在削弱,应考虑在加沙采取先发制人的行动。
The investigation also cited an August warning from Bar that Israel’s deterrence was eroding and that preemptive action in Gaza should be considered.
9月10日,巴尔警告称,以色列正面临“严峻的安全局势”,多个战线同时爆发的风险极高。
On Sept. 10, Bar warned that Israel was facing a “serious security situation” with a significant risk of several fronts converging.
报告指出,此后内塔尼亚胡将目标定义为,让即将到来的假期“尽可能保持平静”。
Netanyahu subsequently defined the objective as keeping the upcoming holiday period “as quiet as possible,” according to the report.
该报称,内塔尼亚胡二月份的文件还保留了一份情报评估,认为哈马斯正在以“中等速度”增强其能力,但删除了即便冒着军事升级的风险也要采取行动的提议。
The newspaper said Netanyahu’s February document also retained an intelligence assessment that Hamas was building up its capabilities at a “moderate pace” but omitted a recommendation to act even at the risk of military escalation.