Tag: Shin Bet
Shin Bet busts Jerusalem Hamas cell plotting to assassinate Knesset member
The Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) and Jerusalem District Police revealed on Tuesday the existence of an eastern Jerusalem Hamas terror cell that had been planning to assassinate Israel public figures.
Among those targeted by...
Two arrested in connection with Elad terror attack
Israeli security forces have captured two suspects in connection with the deadly ax attack in Elad last week, according to a joint statement on Sunday by the Israel Police, Israel Defense Forces and Israel...
Shin Bet agents kill Tel Aviv terrorist in gun battle, ending city-wide manhunt
Israeli security forces on Friday morning killed the terrorist responsible for the deadly shooting attack in central Tel Aviv on Thursday evening, ending a city-wide manhunt.
Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) agents located the terrorist,...
Israeli prime minister: Security forces defused ‘ticking time bomb’ in Jenin
Israeli security forces had diffused a “ticking time bomb” by taking out a terrorist cell in Jenin that had been planning an imminent attack, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Saturday.
The premier made...
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...