Court Rejects Sara Netanyahu's Motion to Dismiss Yair Golan Libel Suit

The District Court rejected a motion by Sara Netanyahu to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by The Democrats leader Yair Golan and ordered her to pay legal expenses.

The District Court has rejected Sara Netanyahu's request to dismiss out of hand a defamation lawsuit filed against her by The Democrats chairman Yair Golan, Arutz 7 and i24NEWS reported. Following the ruling, the court ordered Netanyahu to pay Golan 2,000 shekels in legal costs.

The lawsuit, seeking 2.55 million shekels in damages, was filed over remarks Netanyahu made during an interview on Channel 14, in which Golan alleged she implied he possessed advance knowledge of the October 7 attacks. Further details regarding upcoming proceedings in the case have not yet been released.