Former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar sued Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Oct. 14, seeking 3 million shekels (nearly $1 million) in damages. Netanyahu has accused Bar of concealing intelligence and failing to warn the army or evacuate attendees of the Nova music festival before Hamas's Oct. 7, 2023 attack, which killed about 1,200 people. According to the lawsuit, Shin Bet issued its warning at 3:03 a.m., while the prime minister's military secretariat was updated at 3:55 a.m. Bar admits Shin Bet failed to anticipate the attack's scale and timing, but says Netanyahu was repeatedly warned and rejected or delayed contacts with senior Hamas figures. Netanyahu denies the allegations and says he has submitted nearly 1,000 documents to rebut Bar's account.
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