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Israel: High Court issues temporary order against sacking Shin Bet head Ro
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Israel's High Court of Justice issued a temporary order on Friday, preventing the removal of Shin Bet's chief Ronen Bar, hours after the Cabinet voted overnight to remove him by April 10 at the latest.
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Cabinet fires chief of Israeli security agency
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet has unanimously voted to dismiss Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar. The decision, announced in the early hours of Friday morning, marks the first time in Israeli history that the government has fired the head of the domestic security agency (Shin Bet).
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Israeli Cabinet votes to remove Shin Bet's head Ronen Bar
Updated : 12 months ago IST
The government of Israel unanimously approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's proposal to end Shin Bet's head, Ronen Bar's term in office, the Israeli PM's Office announced on X on Friday.
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Israeli PM Netanyahu accuses "leftist Deep State" of "weaponising" justic
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday accused the "leftist Deep State" of "weaponising" the justice system against him, The Times of Israel reported.
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"Concerned at the situation in Gaza": Indian government responds to Israel
Updated : 12 months ago IST
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) released a statement on Wednesday on the recent strikes and the developing situation in Gaza.
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"Israel has no other option but to renew military pressure": Israeli envoy
Updated : 12 months ago IST
"After Hamas has rejected numerous times, the proposals by American mediators, we have no option but to renew military pressure because we want to bring our hostages back home and we have to make sure that Hamas renounces his power in the Gaza Strip, So, we have to be consistent with that
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds security assessment
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Tuesday, 18 March 2025), at the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) headquarters/Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, held a security assessment with Defense Minister Israel Katz and the heads of the security establishment.
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Israel vows to "act against Hamas with increasing military strength"
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Israel has launched extensive strikes on Hamas targets in Gaza following the group's refusal to release hostages and its rejection of mediation efforts. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz have vowed to escalate military action, with the IDF confirming ongoi
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Netanyahu's bid to oust Shin Bet director draws coalition praise, oppositi
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to fire the head of the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) drew praise from members of the governing coalition and fierce criticism from the opposition. No Shin Bet director has ever been dismissed in the middle of his term.
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Israel's hostage negotiating team holding talks in Egypt
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Prime Minister's Office reported that, as instructed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's hostage negotiating team is now meeting in Egypt with senior Egyptian officials to discuss the issue of hostages.
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Netanyahu instructs negotiating team to resume talks for hostages release
Updated : 1 year ago IST
"Following the discussion, the Prime Minister instructed the negotiating team to prepare for the continuation of the talks as per the mediators' response to the Witkoff proposal for the immediate release of 11 living hostages and half of the deceased hostages," it said.
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Israel Foreign Minister bolsters Netanyahu's party with merger
Updated : 1 year ago IST
This came five years after Sa'ar bolted the ruling faction following a failed leadership primary bid against Netanyahu, as per The Times of Israel.
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