This marks the first time a sitting Israeli PM has simultaneously denied responsibility for a major security failure while claiming credit for multi-front victories against Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran - revealing unprecedented regional military engagement across all of Israel's major adversaries at once. The timing alongside ultra-Orthodox coalition instability creates a unique domestic-international security nexus.
Netanyahu Shifts Oct 7 Blame: Israel-Hamas-Iran Triangle Evolves
📰 What Happened
Israeli PM Netanyahu released an English video on July 15, 2025, denying personal responsibility for Hamas's Oct 7, 2023 invasion while claiming credit for subsequent victories against Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran. The video, featuring new advisor Caroline Glick, preceded meetings with Knesset Foreign Affairs Committee chair Yuli Edelstein and United Torah Judaism party leaders amid coalition tensions with ultra-Orthodox parties.
📖 Prophetic Significance
Netanyahu's triangulation between domestic politics (ultra-Orthodox coalition), regional threats (Hamas/Hezbollah), and international powers (Iran) aligns with Ezekiel's prophecy of Israel's isolation before the Gog-Magog alliance. The specific combination of three concurrent enemies (Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran) matches Psalm 83's confederation pattern. The timing of internal religious-political division (United Torah Judaism party tensions) during external threats parallels Zechariah 12's description of Jerusalem becoming a 'cup of trembling' both internally and externally.