# Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to remove the head of Shin Bet security service, Ronen Bar, saying this will be necessary for achieving the country’s war goals in Gaza. Shin Bet is Israel’s domestic intelligence agency. The prime minister has frequently criticised the agency, placing blame on its leaders for the security lapses that led to the Hamas October 7, 2023, attacks that killed more than one-thousand-200 people. Netanyahu says his ongoing distrust of Bar has led to this decision.
Netanyahu wants to sack head of Israel’s internal security service