Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet security service, attends a ceremony held at the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Jerusalem, on Holocaust Remembrance Day, May 5, 2024.

Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar announced Monday that he will step down from his position on June 15, citing personal responsibility for the agency’s failure to prevent the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack.

Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar’s term will end on Sunday at midnight, says a source in the Prime Minister’s Office. Recently retired IDF Maj. Gen. David Zini is expected to ultimately replace Bar, although ...

Amid controversy that led to his firing, Bar did not attend cabinet meetings for weeks, but reportedly was at gathering that approved Iran strikes The post As Ronen Bar’s term comes to an end ...

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Then-Shin Bet head Ronen Bar’s resignation came into effect on June 15, enabling Netanyahu to appoint Bar’s deputy, known as “S”, as interim Shin-Bet head for one month.

With war raging against Iran and Hamas, Shin Bet Director Ronen Bar’s term ends, and the deputy Shin Bet chief, known as the Hebrew initials Shin, takes over as acting head of the domestic ...

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S hin Bet chief Ronen Bar announced Monday that he will step down from his position on June 15, citing personal responsibility for the agency’s failure to prevent the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack.

Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar’s term will end on Sunday at midnight, says a source in the Prime Minister’s Office. Recently retired IDF Maj. Gen. David Zini is expected to ultimately replace Bar ...