Netanyahu moves to dismiss domestic security chief over lack of ‘trust’

Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet) director Ronen Bar in Jerusalem, October 27, 2024 [File: Gil Cohen-Magen/Pool via Reuters]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will bring a vote to the government to dismiss the director of the Shin Bet domestic security service.

In a statement from Netanyahu’s office on Sunday, the prime minister said he has had an “ongoing distrust” for Ronen Bar and that trust in the head of the domestic security service is crucial at a time of war.