On Monday, Channel 13 news aired what it claimed to be a clip inadvertently transmitted to them, showing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rehearsing for his press conference held the previous Sunday night.

According to the network, Netanyahu conducted the rehearsal of his statement just before media personnel were admitted, and somehow, it inadvertently made its way into their broadcast feed.

In the video shown by the network, Netanyahu can be seen going through the initial lines of his speech, pausing frequently to ask questions and issue instructions to aides regarding various aspects such as the room setup, air conditioning, sound system, wording on the teleprompter, and more.

“Wow, what’s that distance, are you crazy?” he remarks upon entering. While it’s unclear what he is referring to, it could be the teleprompter. He then instructs, “Move closer, what is this.”

“Close the door, shut down the AC immediately,” he demands.

“They’ll hear it, won’t they? They’ll hear it,” he queries off-camera individuals, presumably referring to members of the media waiting outside.

“How’s the picture?” he asks at one point.

As he starts his preparation, Netanyahu reads aloud, “Citizens of Israel, good evening,” before pausing and questioning, “Why good evening? Well, never mind.” He then attempts the line in various ways before seeming satisfied.

He proceeds to commend the IDF’s extended operation against terror operatives at Shifa Hospital in Gaza, but pauses to question the absence of the word “exemplary” from the prompter text. Growing impatient, he improvises, stating that “the operation was exemplary.”

“This is not what a medical center looks like,” he asserts, before repeating the line with a more scornful tone, “This is not what a medical center looks like. This is what a terrorist center looks like.”

The recording concludes at this point.

(YWN World Headquarters – NYC)