Shin Bet chief invited to tonight’s security cabinet meeting, but may send representative instead – report

Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar received an invitation to the security cabinet meeting scheduled to take place this evening but may send a representative in his stead, the Kan public broadcaster reports.

The report appears to mark a departure from the decision taken last week to cancel a scheduled security cabinet meeting after Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced that he would not attend if Bar was invited.

This evening’s meeting is expected to focus on Iran’s nuclear program and US-Iran talks, as well as the state of the hostage negotiations and the IDF’s operations in Gaza.

The Kan report comes after Bar submitted an affidavit to the High Court of Justice yesterday, asserting that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was firing him due to his refusal to be personally loyal to the premier.