# Israel’s former security chief sues Netanyahu over October 7 claims

https://mins.news/en/item/101676

- France 24, 2026-10-15 15:04 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261015-israel-ex-security-chief-sues-netanyahu-over-october-7-claims

> The former head of Israel’s Shin Bet domestic security agency sued Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for defamation on Wednesday, weeks before the October 27 election. The dispute concerns responsibility for Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack. Netanyahu faces opposition criticism for failing to prevent the deadliest day in Israeli history, while polls show a close race to remain in power.

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