Overview

• Shikma Bressler, leader of the anti-judicial reform protests, has filed a defamation lawsuit against Likud MK Tally Gotliv and six others for spreading false claims of her affiliations with Hamas.
• The lawsuit demands 2.6 million NIS in damages following Gotliv's allegations that Mossad knew of Bressler's supposed communications with Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
• Israel's State Prosecutor, Amit Eisman, has expressed support for opening a criminal investigation against Gotliv, who also falsely claimed Bressler's husband works for the Shin Bet security service.
• Gotliv has responded to the lawsuit by asserting her political immunity, refusing to retract her statements, and blaming the anti-judicial reform protestors for the October 7 massacre.
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, leader of Gotliv's party, has denied the allegations made by Gotliv against Bressler.