[Former Shin Bet director sues Israeli Prime Minister for defamation] October 14th, according to reports from the Times of Israel and other media today (October 14), Ronan Barr, the former director of the Israeli National Security Agency (Shin Bet), filed a defamation lawsuit against Prime Minister Netanyahu, claiming NIS 3 million (approximately RMB 6.7 million). Barr accused Netanyahu of spreading false statements, claiming that Barr knew about the threat hours before Hamas launched a large-scale attack on October 7, 2023, but deliberately concealed it from the prime minister. In the indictment, Barr disclosed in detail the emergency measures taken by the Shin Bet in the early morning of the attack, confirming that it had informed Netanyahu's Military Secretariat of the latest situation as early as 3:55 a.m. Additionally, Barr released a list of strategic warnings he sent to Netanyahu in the months leading up to the attack. Barr pointed out that Barr had issued a "war strategic warning" to Netanyahu via a confidential phone call on July 23, 2023, emphasizing that external hostile forces were viewing Israel's internal political divisions as an opportunity and suggested a preemptive strike. On October 1 of the same year, Barr once again warned that the enemy's attack intentions had reached its peak and that Israel might be involved in a new round of conflicts. He also proposed targeted elimination of key enemy leaders, but this plan was not adopted. Barr emphasized in the indictment that as the former director of the National Security Agency, he did not evade responsibility. He had previously resigned due to failure to provide accurate intelligence on the attack. He said that he originally chose to wait for Israel to establish a national investigation committee and the final conclusion of the investigation, but in view of the "false accusations" recently launched by the Prime Minister, he decided not to remain silent. (CCTV International News)