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Government approves PM’s appointment of Shmuel Ben Ezra as head of National Security Council
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.
The cabinet has unanimously approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to appoint Shmuel Ben Ezra as his next national security adviser and head of the National Security Council, the Prime Minister’s Office announces.
Netanyahu announced his choice of Ben Ezra, who previously headed the development of the Arrow 3 missile interceptor project and spent four years as head of the Shin Bet security agency’s operational technology and cyber division, to the key roles in Israeli security policy last week.
Ben Ezra will take over from Gil Reich, who has served as acting national security adviser since Tzachi Hanegbi was ousted from the role in October, amid reported disagreements with the premier over policies during the war against Hamas in Gaza.
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