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Several members of Knesset applauded Bar for making "the right and appropriate decision," while others decried the move, saying he had already been fired.

Israel's head of domestic intelligence, Ronan Bar, announced his resignation five weeks after being fired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a maneuver that was immediately blocked by the Supreme Court.