Israel’s government approved Ronen Bar as the new chief of the Shin Bet intelligence agency on Monday.
Responding to the development, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz tweeted: “Ronen, in my name and in the name of the whole defense establishment, good luck. We have known one another for many years, and I am sure that you will conduct your role with dedication, professionalism and statesmanship, and that you will bring the organization to new heights.”
Gantz added that in recent years, cooperation between the Shin Bet and the Israel Defense Forces increased significantly, adding that “we will together act as a single fist against terrorism and for Israeli security.”
Bar began his military service as a combat soldier in the Sayeret Matkal unit.
Bar became head of the Force Build-Up Headquarters of the Shin Bet in 2016; two years later, in 2018, he became deputy head of the Shin Bet and assumed responsibility for the organization’s operational activities.