Shin Bet

  Explosive-making material seized by the IDF and Shin Bet, March 2025.

IDF, Shin Bet raid bomb-making lab in Tulkarm, West Bank

The IDF and Shin Bet also arrested 12 wanted individuals in Tammun and Kabatiya over the past 24 hours, and 15 wanted individuals across the West Bank as a whole.

Israeli public trust in IDF significantly increased under Eyal Zamir - INSS

Zamir himself has a 15% increase in trust compared to February, before he took office.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the Tel Aviv District Court. March 12, 2025.

'April Fool's Day': Israeli politicians decry PM's cancellation of Shin Bet app't

Benny Gantz said "Netanyahu proved again this morning that for him, political pressure outweighs the good of the state and its security."

Then-Israel Navy chief, V.-Adm. Eli Sharvit speaks at a ceremony in Mount Herzl military cemetery

Can Netanyahu's outsider pick for Shin Bet restore public trust in agency?

If Sharvit does not get the job, it will not be the first time that participation in an anti-judicial reform demonstration hurt a rising career trajectory in a position near the prime minister.

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 US Senator Lindsey Graham speaks outside the White House, in Washington, DC, US, February 28, 2025

Lindsey Graham: Netanyahu pick for new Shin Bet chief 'beyond problematic'

"The statements made by Eli Sharvit about President Trump and his polices will create unnecessary stress at a critical time," Graham noted.

Police forcefully remove MK Naama Lazimi at Jerusalem protest

MKs from Yesh Atid, National Unity, and Democrats, criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attempts to appoint a new Shin Bet head, despite the possible illegality of the removal of Ronen Bar.

Likud: Arrest of Urich is a coup d'état through arrest warrants

This comes shortly after Netanyahu, as well as two of his aides, Eli Feldstein and Urich, were arrested for questioning as part of the Qatargate scandal on Monday morning.

 IDF soldiers are seen operating in the Binyamin region of the West Bank, March 27, 2025

Israeli forces arrest West Bank terror cell funded by Hamas

The investigation by the Shin Bet and the police found that the cell was working under the direct direction of Hamas in Turkey.

Israeli officials react to 'puzzling' appointment of outsider as Shin Bet head

“Sharvit was an excellent commander, but he has no intelligence background or training," MK Avigdor Liberman said.

Then-Israel Navy chief, V.-Adm. Eli Sharvit speaks at a ceremony in Haifa Naval Base, Israel

Netanyahu rescinds appointment of new Shin Bet chief after one day

The PM thanked Sharvit for his willingness to take on the role, but informed him that after further consideration he intends to examine other candidates.

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