Netanyahu Reportedly Warned Before October 7 Attack

A $3.5 billion Greek agreement to build a national air-defense network around Israeli systems offers Benjamin Netanyahu a prominent counterpoint to claims that Israel is becoming internationally isolated. The deal, which includes Israeli missile defenses, radars and command-and-control technology, also gives Greece’s defense industry a role in production and potential exports, underscoring the strategic and economic ties Israel can maintain despite political tensions. At the same time, critics argue that Israel’s international standing has suffered because of the Gaza war, government missteps and competing narratives about the conflict, while supporters dispute those portrayals and emphasize Israel’s security challenges and humanitarian claims. Netanyahu’s political position is further threatened by allegations that he received repeated warnings before Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack but failed to treat them as urgent; his office denies at least one key account, and opposition figures are calling for an official inquiry.