Netanyahu ordered army not to record military headquarters meetings during first days of war: report

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a halt to the recording of security consultations and cabinet discussions held in the underground operations centre of military headquarters, according to Haaretz.

The outlet reports that the Israeli army complied with the orders and stopped using automatic recording equipment in the days following 7 October.

Netanyahu reportedly preferred holding the meetings in his own office in Tel Aviv's defence headquarters, to ensure he was not reliant on military recordings.

"in accordance with the provisions of the regulations for the work of the government, all government meetings and ministerial committees have recordings and transcriptions made by the Prime Minister’s Office stenographers only," the prime minister's office told Haaretz.