{"id":519269,"date":"2026-07-01T02:48:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T02:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/519269\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T02:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T02:48:08","slug":"benjamin-netanyahu-says-oct-7-changed-israel-security-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/519269\/","title":{"rendered":"Benjamin Netanyahu says Oct. 7 changed Israel security policy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joked that he\u2019s \u201clost a little weight\u201d since October 7 when asked what had changed since the massacre almost 1,000 days ago, Ynet reported on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

After the initial quip, he clarified that the attack reshaped his approach to Israel\u2019s security while widespread pushes for accountability for the attacks loom.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter October 7<\/a>, I learned lessons,\u201d Netanyahu said. \u201cBuffer zones should be in enemy territory, not in ours. I stand firm on our interests. I have enormous appreciation for our soldiers, our commanders and the security services, but what happened after October 7 made me understand even more strongly that we have a state with an army, not the other way around.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

These comments came during an interview with Channel 14, in which the prime minister was asked about a myriad of issues. Netanyahu said \u201crelations are very good\u201d with President Trump before the conversation pivoted to the Israel-Iran situation.<\/p>\n

Though he recently claimed that Hezbollah<\/a> was \u201cthe most important link in the Iranian axis,\u201d and that IDF troops would remain in Lebanon as long as the terrorist organization poses a threat, he focused on Iran\u2019s nuclear capabilities and vowed a third attack, if necessary.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Iran, we saved ourselves from atomic bombs,\u201d he said. \u201cThey will not have nuclear weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n

This assertion came after Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich<\/a> announced a plan for three settlements in northern Gaza on Monday, pending the prime minister\u2019s approval. The plans are facing major international backlash, with many recalling Netanyahu\u2019s historic rejection of Gaza settlements.<\/p>\n

Netanyahu opted away from a clear stance on the issue, simply underscoring that he does not have to \u201cprovoke the world at every moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will not allow anyone to threaten our security. What is happening in Turkey is the result of Iran\u2019s declining power. He forgot that Ottoman rule ended 400 years ago,\u201d he continued. \u201cDoes it worry me? Of course.\u201d<\/p>\n

The interviewer also pushed about the skyrocketing cost of living in Israel, to which Netanyahu avoided a direct answer.<\/p>\n

With expensive groceries, soaring rent prices, and a Tel Aviv street shawarma running a resident NIS 72, Netanyahu opted to stay vague, claiming \u201cthere is much to do about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Israel is one of the most expensive countries in the world, notably in food and housing, surpassing Europe’s wealthiest countries, with possible solutions a long way from implementation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joked that he\u2019s \u201clost a little weight\u201d since October 7 when asked what had…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":518956,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[49,54,85,46,237650,43,237651,58,1582],"class_list":["post-519269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-israel","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-donald-trump","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-israel-housing-prices","tag-news","tag-resettlement-of-gaza","tag-the-october-7-massacre","tag-turkey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=519269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519269\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/518956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=519269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=519269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=519269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}