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.

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Embattled Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar says he will step down on June 15, nearly three months after Israel’s government voted for the first time ever to dismiss the head of the security agency.

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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 ...

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 ...