“Israeli” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is “deeply sorry” for the events of Oct. 7, 2023.

In an interview with Time magazine, Netanyahu issued his reluctant apology following a question if he would apologize that Oct. 7 happened on his watch.

“Apologize?” Netanyahu asked back.

“Of course, of course. I am sorry, deeply, that something like this happened. And you always look back and you say, could we have done things that would have prevented it?”

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“The heads of the IDF and the Shin Bet apologized for October 7. When you apologized, it was for a social media post blaming the military and security establishment. Why have you not apologized to the Israeli people for October 7?” Time magazine asked beforehand.

“I've said that following the end of the war, there'll be an independent commission that will examine everything that happened before, and everybody will have to answer some tough questions, including me,” Netanyahu answered, before issuing his non-formal apology.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said earlier that Netanyahu was “rightfully criticized” for October 7.

In response, Netanyahu said: “I won’t get into an argument, but I would say that—criticized for what?”

“That it happened on your watch.”

“I suspect that I felt the same thing that President Roosevelt felt after Pearl Harbor, and President George W. Bush felt after 9/11.” Netanyahu said.

“It happens on your watch. You try to see how it could it have been prevented. But right now my responsibility is what? To win the war, to make sure it doesn't happen again, to destroy Hamas's military capabilities so it doesn't happen,” he continued.