Israel spy chief to step down after row with PM exposes deepening rifts

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Shin Bet head Ronen Bar accused each other of lies or inaccuracies in sworn depositions.

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Ronen Bar made the announcement that he would leave his position on 15 June at a memorial event for Shin Bet members who have died in service.

It came after he had been engaged in a fierce trading of recriminations with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who dismissed him last month. A challenge to the Supreme Court by the attorney general and the opposition had put the move on hold.

Ronen Bar said he had chosen to announce his resignation on an evening that, in his words, symbolised "remembrance, heroism and sacrifice".

He said every public servant who failed to stop the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on 7 October 2023, which triggered the Gaza war, needed to bow their heads "humbly before those who were killed, or wounded, or taken hostage, and act accordingly".

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