Hebrew → English transcript

Moshe Shtein, our commentator, you are releasing footage of the security discussion on the morning of October seventh

and what the Shin Bet representative says there.

Yes, it's definitely astonishing.

The discussion takes place on October seventh at about three — roughly three and a half

hours after the attack began, around ten in the morning.

In the bunker of the national headquarters in Jerusalem, a discussion chaired by Minister Ben-Gvir and the then police commissioner,

Yaakov Shabtai; representatives of the various internal security agencies are present.

And representatives from other agencies also receive reports from the field, assessments

and also make decisions about where to direct forces and a great many other decisions.

Shin Bet is a regular participant in the situation assessment discussions at the national headquarters in routine times and in emergencies.

And it has a representative in the room.

And after those present receive the reports from all the participants

and the situation in the south is already beginning to become clearer, it is already understood that there are hundreds wounded

and that there are dozens of hostages, permission to speak is given to the Shin Bet representative.

And the things he chooses to focus on, the only things at that moment

that the Shin Bet representative raises are concerns about Jewish terrorism.

Come, take a look at what was said.

There are indications that quite a few police officers have been kidnapped — male and female officers, security forces and civilians

who are currently in the Gaza Strip.

That's not it. Right now our focus must be on the combat hotspots.

We have contemptible commanders, we have contemptible police officers.

and hundreds of civilians who are hospitalized, more than 500 at Soroka.

We are now seeing calls to form armed groups and for revenge.

Also across the country's Jewish neighborhoods and communities.

Of Jews?

Of Jews — groups that are organizing, arming themselves and taking revenge.

We have a few more things.

Yes.

Yes, Michal, the Shin Bet's failure in everything that preceded the events in October has already become clear since then.

And of course that morning the Shin Bet, despite the failure, had a great deal of work to do.

Mainly in the south, also Shin Bet operatives in the field who are fighting.

and also in gathering intelligence about what Hamas is doing during the battles over the hostages

who were taken to Gaza, but at this moment, in the national headquarters, this is what the Shin Bet representative chooses

to tell the police and the agencies that are there, and of course, there is merit to such a statement.

There are also implications for the priorities the police assign at the various scenes.

Later in the broadcast, Michal, we'll show the full footage of that dramatic debate at the national headquarters.

It's even astonishing.