According to a report from Israeli television, internal diary logs suggest that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not depart his home in Caesarea for the military headquarters in Tel Aviv until at least 8:30 a.m. on October 7, 2023. The invasion by Hamas militants had commenced earlier that morning.

The report further alleges that once the Prime Minister did leave his residence, there was an additional delay of 90 minutes before he engaged in formal consultations with top security officials. These claims are based on unpublished minutes that have surfaced in the media, providing a timeline that contrasts with earlier public perceptions of the government's immediate response to the initial breach.

Because this information originates from a single report based on leaked or unpublished documentation, it remains an unverified account of the Prime Minister's movements during the first hours of the conflict. The Prime Minister’s office has not provided a detailed public rebuttal to these specific timeline allegations as of this writing, leaving the report as the primary source of these claims regarding the government's early decision-making process.