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The head of Israel’s internal security service says he will resign in June over the failure of his agency to warn of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attacks — defusing an escalating battle with Prime Minister ...

Intent on firing the Shin Bet chief, Ronen Bar, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced him in a sharp affidavit, ...

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Netanyahu and Shin Bet chief Bar each admit partial truths about October 7, exposing deeper issues of trust and leadership.

Shin Bet chief says premier omitted details about night before Oct 7, 'never took responsibility' for funds transferred to ...

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly accused Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar of an intelligence failure over the Oct 7 operation ...

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High Court was inclined to simply remedy procedural problems with the Shin Bet chief's dismissal, but accusations he was ...

"They turned the Shin Bet into an enemy of the people, even greater than Hamas and [Palestinian] Islamic Jihad," he said, ...

Netanyahu decided dismiss Bar last month, but this caused controversy over whether his stated reason, namely a lack of trust, ...