Tag: Shin Bet
Pegasus scandal may impact Netanyahu corruption trial, experts say
Those calling for an end to the Netanyahu corruption trial felt the wind at their backs earlier this month following bombshell revelations that the Israel Police may have used Pegasus software to spy on...
Shin Bet arrests Hamas operative who entered Israel for medical treatment
The Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), together with the Israel Police, announced on Thursday that they had arrested a Palestinian from the Gaza Strip at the end of January who entered Israel with a...
Hamas tries to recruit Arab Israelis with family in Gaza, says Shin Bet
Hamas has been recruiting Arab citizens of Israel who have one parent who was born in Gaza or Judea and Samaria for the purpose of terrorist attacks and intelligence-gathering, according to an internal Shin...
Report: New Shin Bet chief met with Abbas in Ramallah
Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) Director Ronen Bar met with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah last week, Israeli media reported on Tuesday.
The focus of the meeting was Hamas’s attempts to increase its...
Shin Bet chief visits Cairo to discuss regional security matters
Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) Director Ronen Bar headed to Cairo on Sunday at the head of an Israeli delegation to meet with senior Egyptian security officials.
The two sides discussed, among other things, tightening...
Ronen Bar officially instated as new Shin Bet chief
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Wednesday officially instated Ronen Bar as the new head of the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), replacing Nadav Argaman.
“This is a special moment—the passing of the demanding responsibility from...
Ronen Bar becomes chief of Shin Bet security agency
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...
Shin Bet to help collect intelligence on illegal firearm possession in Arab sector
Israeli Police Commander Jamal Hakrush, a senior Arab-Israeli officer in charge of fighting crime in the Arab sector, said on Tuesday that the Shin Bet intelligence agency would collect data on Arab citizens in...
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett appoints new Shin Bet director
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Wednesday appointed R the new director of the Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet).
R (55), a married father of three, currently serves as the Shin Bet’s deputy director. He...
Deceptive nature of current quiet in the West Bank
A recent mass arrest of Hamas members in the West Bank offers a glimpse into the deceptive nature of the ongoing quiet in the area and how hard the terror organization based in the...