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Netanyahu Sued by Former Shin Bet Chief Over October 7 Warnings · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi.
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  Speaker 1: Turning to Israeli domestic politics, former Shin Bet chief Ronan
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  Speaker 1: Barr has filed a NIS 3 million defamation lawsuit against
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. According to the lawsuit, Barr alleges
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  Speaker 1: that in the months leading up to October 7th, Netanyahu
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  Speaker 1: repeatedly ignored warnings of potential escalation, particularly regarding Gaza, and
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  Speaker 1: rejected proposals to target senior Hamas officials. Barr's suit claims
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  Speaker 1: Netanyahu pursued a policy of quiet at any cost in Gaza,
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  Speaker 1: allegedly including funding Hamas's military build-up. Prime Minister Netanyahu, in response,
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  Speaker 1: has rejected Barr's assertion that he could not be reached
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  Speaker 1: on the morning of October 7. Netanyahu stated that Barr
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  Speaker 1: possessed his red phone number and could have called him,
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  Speaker 1: suggesting lives could have been saved. In a separate interview,
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  Speaker 1: Prime Minister Netanyahu also addressed the intelligence failures surrounding the
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  Speaker 1: October 7 massacre. He argued these failures should not automatically
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  Speaker 1: lead to his dismissal. Comparing Israel's situation to historical events
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  Speaker 1: like 9-11 and Pearl Harbour, he reiterated his position that
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  Speaker 1: had he been alerted to unusual Hamas activity the night before,
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  Speaker 1: he would have ordered military preparations. The Prime Minister also
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  Speaker 1: issued a warning to Iran, stating any attempt to attack
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  Speaker 1: Israel would be met with an unprecedented response. In Judea
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  Speaker 1: and Samaria, security forces have raided offices of organisations accused
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  Speaker 1: of serving as fronts for Hamas and the Popular Front
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  Speaker 1: for the liberation of Palestine. The organisations, Adamea in Ramallah
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  Speaker 1: and the Islamic Society for the Care of Orphans in Beitounia,
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  Speaker 1: are alleged to have funnelled terror funds and supported terrorists.
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  Speaker 1: Security forces arrested five activists and seized documents. Some individuals
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  Speaker 1: associated with these groups reportedly took part in the 2019 attack,
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  Speaker 1: where Rinash Shnerb was murdered. Meanwhile, IDF Chief of Staff
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  Speaker 1: Isle Zamia visited Central Command to assess operational challenges in
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  Speaker 1: Judea and Samaria. He approved further operational plans and stressed
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  Speaker 1: the importance of multi-arena readiness due to heightened threats and
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  Speaker 1: the potential for escalation. Forces have been reinforced in the area.
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  Speaker 1: IDF Personnel Directorate Head Major General Dado Bar-Khalifa, recounted disturbing
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  Speaker 1: testimony from former hostage Avinat Anor. Or reportedly described an
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  Speaker 1: incident in Gaza where a young child was instructed by
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  Speaker 1: a Hamas terrorist to spit on him during his captivity.
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  Speaker 1: On a diplomatic front, Colombia officially opened its embassy in Jerusalem.
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  Speaker 1: This move by new President Abelardo de la Espriella reverses
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  Speaker 1: a previous decision by his predecessor and makes Colombia the
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  Speaker 1: 10th country to establish an embassy in the city. In
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  Speaker 1: the wider region, maritime security sources report that a container ship,
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  Speaker 1: the Singapore-flagged GFS Pride, has sunk near the Strait of
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  Speaker 1: Hormuz after being hit by a projectile. A separate dry-bulk carrier,
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  Speaker 1: the Cape Dow, damaged in an earlier attack, is also
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  Speaker 1: reportedly sinking. Two senior Iranian officials told Reuters that Iran
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  Speaker 1: is deploying new tactics in the Strait of Hormuz, aiming
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  Speaker 1: to influence oil prices and upcoming US midterm elections. In Dublin,
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  Speaker 1: the Herbert Park Hotel cancelled reservations for delegates attending an
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  Speaker 1: international conference against antisemitism. The hotel reportedly questioned alleged connections
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  Speaker 1: to the Israel Defence Forces, despite the event being a
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  Speaker 1: civilian conference. The European Jewish Congress called the cancellation, deeply disturbing. Separately,
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  Speaker 1: former UK Green Party deputy leader Shara Ali stated that
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  Speaker 1: the party, under leader Zak Polanski, has undergone an ideological shift,
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  Speaker 1: marked by increasing antisemitism and Islamist influence, which he warned
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  Speaker 1: poses a danger to wider British society. In Israel's economy,
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  Speaker 1: an explosion occurred at the Intel factory in Kiryat Gat.
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  Speaker 1: Several people were injured, with at least three reported in
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  Speaker 1: serious condition. Police suspect the incident was caused by a
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  Speaker 1: gas cylinder detonation, and while hazardous chemicals like nitrogen trifluoride
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  Speaker 1: were involved, authorities confirmed there was no hostile terrorist activity.
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  Speaker 1: For continuing coverage of antisemitism around the world, listen to
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  Speaker 1: Antisemitism Watch from Clockwork Media. Find it at clockworkmedia.org slash watch.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Noah Levi, thank you for listening to Israel Today
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