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Israeli Opposition Appeals Against Intel Chief Sacking

A protester chants slogans during a demonstration in Jerusalem against Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to oust the head of the Shin Bet domestic security agency (Credit: AFP)

Israeli opposition parties and a non-governmental organisation launched legal challenges Friday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to sack the internal security agency chief, a move that has deepened divisions in the country.

Opposition leader Yair Lapid's centre-right Yesh Atid party said it had appealed against Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar's dismissal before the Supreme Court of Israel in the name of several opposition movements.

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