Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar denies allegations that the agency withheld warning of the October 7 Hamas attack from the Prime Minister, calling the accusations 'incitement'. Bar acknowledges failures by the Shin Bet but says the claims were part of institutional incitement against him and the agency. He provides details of the steps taken on the night of the attack and emphasizes that the attack was not coordinated by the Shin Bet and nothing was hidden from the security establishment or the prime minister.

Original article source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/in-court-filing-bar-denies-shin-bet-withheld-oct-7-warning-from-pm-calls-accusations-incitement/
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