Tensions between Netanyahu and Ronen Bar grew after October 7, as differing views on hostages and the war shaped a deepening rift in Israel’s leadership.

Head of Shin Bat Ronen Bar attends a ceremony held at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, as Israel marks the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. April 23, 2025.

Attorney Eliad Shraga (L), head of the Movement for Quality Government in Israel, at a court hearing on petitions against the firing of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem ...

Embattled Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar says he will step down on June 15, nearly three months after Israel’s government voted for the first time ever to dismiss the head of the security agency.

Netanyahu given until Sunday to file affidavit to High Court on Ronen Bar firing, day after leveling fresh attack against security agency on eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day The post PM granted ...

Small minority of voters for pro-Netanyahu parties find it necessary to obey potential High Court order against dismissal of Ronen Bar, survey finds The post Poll: 31% of public says government ...

Likud spokesman Guy Levy berated party lawmakers and ministers on Wednesday who did not attack the High Court’s “puzzling decision” on Tuesday to block the dismissal of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar.

Ronen Bar, chief of Israel’s domestic Shin Bet security agency, attends a ceremony at Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl military cemetery, May 13, 2024.

“Ronen Bar submitted a false affidavit to the Supreme Court, which will be disproved in detail soon,” a statement from Netanyahu’s office read.

Justice Minister Yariv Levin called on the government Saturday to “stop cooperating” with Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar if the High Court of Justice rules that the cabinet’s decision to fire him ...