The days of Ronen Bar as Israel's Shin Bet chief were already numbered after Hamas's deadly attack on October 7, 2023, having hinted he would resign to take responsibility for failing to prevent it. The security chief referred to the conclusions drawn by his agency's probe into the unprecedented Hamas attack on October 7,

Israelis have been demonstrating against the action, which many see as part of an effort to reduce checks on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government.

PM cites 'ongoing distrust' in security agency chief, who says expectation of personal loyalty is 'fundamentally illegitimate'; timing coincides with Shin Bet probe into PM's aides The post Netanyahu says he’ll fire Shin Bet chief Bar;