Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu posted a post on his social media account refuting Barr, the former director of Israel's National Security Service, accusing him of failing to promptly notify the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement of key warnings on the eve of a large-scale attack on October 7, 2023. Earlier in the day, Barr filed a defamation lawsuit against Netanyahu in court, accusing Netanyahu of spreading false statements, claiming that Barr knew about the threat a few hours before Hamas launched a large-scale attack on October 7, 2023, but deliberately concealed it from the Prime Minister. Barr claimed in the indictment that he did not even have the Prime Minister's personal phone number at the time. In response, Netanyahu said that Barr had already seen warning signs the night before the attack, but had not reported them. He stressed that as the head of the security department, Barr not only has the Prime Minister's confidential phone number, but can also be contacted at any time through security agents close to him.

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