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Israel's Shin Bet chief announces resignation, to step down June 15
- Shin Bet head Ronen Bar announced his resignation in Tel Aviv, formalizing his departure for June 15.
- His resignation follows the agency's failure to warn of Hamas's October 7, 2023 attacks and defuses conflict with Prime Minister Netanyahu.
- Netanyahu attempted to fire Bar last month, while the Shin Bet investigates links between Netanyahu's office and Qatar.
- Bar stated everyone who failed "must bow our heads," acknowledging the Oct. 7 failures.
- Bar joins other security figures resigning after the October 7 attacks, while Netanyahu faces ongoing corruption trial and scandals.
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The Prime Minister's office tells the Supreme Court that the legal proceedings under way against the decision of this dismissal "therefore no longer need to be".
Ronen Bar, head of Israel's internal security service (Shin Bet), will step down on June 15.
By Dana Karni and Oren Lieberman, CNN Shin Bet intelligence agency chief Ronen Bar said he will resign on June 15, nearly three months after the Israeli government first voted to remove him. “My love for the homeland and my loyalty to the state are the basis of every decision I have made in my professional life,” Bar said at a memorial event for fallen Shin Bet agents. “And the same is true tonight.” In his speech, Bar accepted responsibility fo…
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