The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) is the Jewish state's primary internal security service, focusing primarily on internal security, exposing terrorist rings, and intelligence efforts in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Also known as the Shabak, it makes up one of the three arms of Israel's intelligence community, alongside the Mossad (foreign intelligence) and Aman (military intelligence).
Like the Mossad, despite being a security agency, the Shin Bet does not operate under the Defense Ministry and instead answers to the prime minister.
The current head of the Shin Bet is Ronen Bar, appointed in 2021 by then-prime minister Naftali Bennett.
Feldman served in the First Lebanon War and has been considered missing in action since 1982.
Terror alerts in the West Bank, particularly in Hebron, are seeing a significant rise despite the ongoing operation.
The joint Shin Bet and police team reportedly addressed the military, requesting to know why the IDF Spokesperson's Unit revealed the identity.
Hamas could still avoid increased attacks if it cuts a deal before mid-May.
At various Independence Day ceremonies, close-up shots of soldiers were also avoided due to similar concerns.
He also told attendees that "no attack, no alliance of adversaries can defeat a united Israel."
His resignation will also allow this invaluable security agency to retreat from the headlines and return to the shadows.
Bar announced he would step down on June 15 in an announcement at the memorial event for fallen Shin Bet personnel at the agency’s headquarters on Monday night.
Sarfiti had been in Israeli jail between 2002 and 2015 over terror attacks carried out for the PFLP, military training, and planning to conduct a suicide attack in Israel.
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