{
  "id": 14559082,
  "title": "Former Israeli security chief sues Netanyahu for Oct 7 defamation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/former-israeli-security-chief-sues-netanyahu-for-oct-7-defamation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T22:13:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/15/former-israeli-security-chief-sues-netanyahu-for-oct-7-defamation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Shin Bet head Ronen Bar has filed a defamation lawsuit against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, alleging the prime minister lied to deflect blame for the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, according to the lawsuit filed on Wednesday. Bar claims that Netanyahu accused him of criminal failures and failed to acknowledge his own policies contributed to increased terrorist threats. Bar resigned in June 2025, stating that the security agency's systems had collapsed and that he had warned Netanyahu of potential Hamas-linked threats before the attack. Bar is seeking three million shekels (around US$968,500) in damages from Netanyahu.",
  "summary": "Ronen Bar accuses the Israeli prime minister of 'lying to cover himself' and said it was slanderous to accuse him of 'criminal failures' over Hamas's Oct 7, 2023 attack.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ynetnews",
        "title": "Former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar sues Netanyahu over Oct. 7 accusations, reveals ignored warnings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/former-shin-bet-chief-ronen-bar-sues-netanyahu-over-oct-7-accusations",
        "published": "2026-10-14T10:39:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Former Israeli security chief sues Netanyahu for Oct 7 defamation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/former-israeli-security-chief-sues-netanyahu-for-oct-7-defamation-14560653",
        "published": "2026-10-14T22:13:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Israel ex-security chief sues Netanyahu for Oct 7 defamation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/israel-ex-security-chief-sues-netanyahu-for-oct-7-defamation",
        "published": "2026-10-14T23:45:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}