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Shin Bet chief Bar congratulated PM’s pick for his successor, explained handover process — report
Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar attends a ceremony held at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, April 23, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Outgoing Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar congratulated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s nominee for the position, Maj. Gen. David Zini, in a phone call, the Kan public broadcaster reports.
Bar informed Zini of the expected handover process, which he will carry out if his nomination is approved by the cabinet and Senior Appointments Advisory Committee, the report says.
Bar announced last month he was stepping down, and is expected to end his term as head of the security agency on June 15.
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