Shin Bet head Ronen Bar met with Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah

Shin Bet head Ronen Bar reportedly visited Ramallah last week in order to discuss Hamas' attempt to deepen its influence and destabilize the region, two months after a similar visit by Gantz.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (not pictured), in the West Bank city of Ramallah, May 25, 2021.

(photo credit: ALEX BRANDON/POOL VIA REUTERS)

ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

NOVEMBER 16, 2021 12:30

Updated: NOVEMBER 16, 2021 20:22

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