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Gantz lauds Ronen Bar after he exits role as Shin Bet chief
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National Unity chairman Benny Gantz praises Ronen Bar, who ended his tenure as chief of the Shin Bet security service on Sunday, as a “brave, determined, and cool-headed” leader.
Bar “will always remain a fighter for Israel’s security,” Gantz tweets, adding that he “took responsibility for his part in the failure of October 7” and that during the war he “discovered what a leader” Bar was.
“Nothing will erase October 7, but nothing should or will erase everything he did for Israel’s security before and after. Ronen, Thank you for always fighting for the people of Israel,” Gantz adds.
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