Israeli government dismisses Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar over ‘lack of trust’

The Israeli government on Friday sacked Ronen Bar, the head of Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic intelligence agency, “unanimously” approved a proposal put forward by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The decision represents a culmination of long-souring relations between Bar and Netanyahu, which originated before the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, but were exacerbated by a report which revealed Shin Bet’s failure to prevent the attack.