Politics & Diplomacy
Netanyahu and Bar clash over blame for October security failure
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Ronen Bar, the former chief of Israel's Shin Bet security service, filed a defamation suit against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of spreading false claims about responsibility for the security failures preceding October 7, Shehab Wire reported. The lawsuit centers on Netanyahu's public statements regarding who bears accountability for the intelligence and operational lapses that preceded the 2023 attack.
Bar's legal action marks an escalation in a dispute between Israeli officials over where responsibility lies for the security breaches that occurred before the October 7 incident.
