Former Shin Bet chief warned Netanyahu? The investigation he himself published claims otherwise

Former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar filed a lawsuit against Prime Minister Netanyahu, claiming he provided a warning about Hamas. The article argues that the Shin Bet investigation that Bar himself published contradicts his claims, explicitly stating that no warning was given about the broad attack from Gaza. The writer analyzes the contradiction between the lawsuit and the findings of the internal investigation.

Former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar filed a lawsuit for three million shekels against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, claiming he provided a warning about Hamas and the Gaza Strip. The article argues that the findings of the Shin Bet investigation that Bar himself published contradict his claims. The investigation states that on October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a broad attack that was not identified as such by the Shin Bet, and that the organization failed in its mission. The investigation notes that the 'Jericho Wall' plan reached the Shin Bet in 2018 and 2022 but was not processed into an attribution threat and was not presented as a future scenario to the political echelon. The article presents the lawsuit as Bar's attempt to clear himself of responsibility for the Shin Bet's failure to provide a warning.