Netanyahu to seek dismissal of head of Israel’s internal security service

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will bring a vote on the issue this week (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will bring a vote to the government this week to dismiss the director of the Shin Bet internal security service, Ronen Bar.

Mr Netanyahu said he has had “ongoing distrust” with Mr Bar. The decision comes after an increasingly acrimonious dispute between the men focused largely on who bears responsibility for the October 7 2023, Hamas attack that sparked the war in Gaza.