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Israeli top court rules Shin Bet chief Ban’s firing by Netanyahu ‘unlawful’

Israel's Supreme Court has ruled that the government's decision to fire domestic security chief Ronen Bar was "unlawful".[File: Gil Cohen-Magen/Reuters]

Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that the government’s decision to fire domestic security chief Ronen Bar was “unlawful”, marking the latest twist in a bitter power struggle between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and the country’s justice system.

The top court “ruled that the government’s decision to terminate the head of the Shin Bet’s tenure was made through an improper and unlawful process,” its ruling said on Wednesday.

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