Overview

• Ronen Bar, head of Israel's internal security service Shin Bet, will resign on June 15, 2025, citing failures during the October 2023 Hamas massacre.
• Bar's resignation follows months of legal battles after Prime Minister Netanyahu sought to dismiss him in March 2025, a move blocked by the Supreme Court.
• The attempted dismissal led to mass protests, with critics accusing Netanyahu of avoiding accountability for the security lapses while undermining Shin Bet's independence.
• Ongoing investigations by Shin Bet have scrutinized Netanyahu's role in the October 2023 failures and alleged ties between his associates and Qatar, raising conflict of interest concerns.
• Bar has committed to participating in Supreme Court hearings on the agency's independence, which remain a focal point of the broader political and legal crisis.