IsraelRonen Bar is seeking 3 million shekels from Netanyahu.
The defamation suit lands 13 days before Israel’s 27 October election.
Bar says he phoned Netanyahu’s military secretary at once and lacked the prime minister’s direct number.
Netanyahu says Bar had his number on the red line and could have called immediately.
Polymarket traders give Netanyahu a 27% chance of being the next prime minister, down 9 points in a week.
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- Al Jazeera Online
- reports Bar's claim he phoned the military secretary but lacked Netanyahu's direct number, rebutting the wake-up-call defence
Sources: Al Jazeera Online