Ronen Bar sues Benjamin Netanyahu for defamation for NIS 3 million over October 7 blame

Former Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) chief Ronen Bar filed an NIS 3 million defamation lawsuit against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Central District Court in Lod on Wednesday, alleging that the prime minister knowingly published false accusations about his conduct before the October 7 attack to shift responsibility onto him.The lawsuit, filed less than two weeks before the October 27 elections, centers on a September 28 post on Netanyahu's personal X/Twitter account accusing Bar of “failures and crimes.” Alongside compensation, Bar seeks a court-ordered correction or denial and legal costs, and says he will seek disclosure of relevant documents held by Netanyahu.The lawsuit made serious allegations about what Netanyahu knew and how he acted in the years, months and hours preceding the attack. The court has not ruled on these allegations.