Bereits vor dem Überfall der Hamas auf Israel galt das Verhältnis von Benjamin Netanyahu und »Shin Bet«-Chef Ronen Bar als angespannt. Dieser hatte Fehler im Vorfeld der Terrorattacke eingeräumt.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the dismissal of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar due to a "lack of trust." This decision follows Bar's admission of failure in preventing the Hamas attack on October 7th, which prompted a massive military response in Gaza. Tensions between Netanyahu and Bar existed prior to the attack, exacerbated by the controversial judicial reform. A Shin Bet report indirectly criticized Netanyahu's "policy of calm" for allowing Hamas to build up its arsenal.
