Ex-IDF intelligence general who sent Netanyahu warnings before Oct. 7 laid to rest; ex-IDF chief calls for state commission of inquiry at funeral
Top military intelligence commander Amit Saar sent four warning letters to Netanyahu in 2023 that Israel's political and social crisis, which erupted due to the government's judicial coup efforts, was encouraging potential aggression from Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas. Saar died of cancer at the age of 47
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Ex-IDF Intelligence General Who Sent Netanyahu Warnings Before Oct. 7 Laid to Rest; ex-IDF Chief Calls for State Commission of Inquiry at Funeral
Top military intelligence commander Amit Saar sent four warning letters to Netanyahu in 2023 that Israel's political and social crisis, which erupted due to the government's judicial coup efforts, was encouraging potential aggression from Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas. Saar died of cancer at the age of 47
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05:05 PM • January 02 2026 IST
Hundreds attended the funeral on Friday of Brig. Gen. Amit Saar, head of the Military Intelligence Research Department at the time of the October 7 massacre, who died of cancer on Thursday at the age of 47.
