Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Shin Bet chief: More than 200 ‘significant’ terror attacks foiled so far this year
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, at a pre-Passover toast on April 4, 2023. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar says that security forces have foiled more than 200 terror attacks since the start of 2023.
Speaking at a pre-Passover toast alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Bar says that “only three months have passed, and this year more than 200 significant attacks have been thwarted, including about 150 shooting attacks, 20 bomb attacks, rammings, kidnappings and others.”
Bar says that Israel is facing “a challenging time, both at home and abroad,” in a possible reference to the highly contentious debate surrounding the judicial overhaul.
Netanyahu says that “eventually we will get to every terrorist.” He adds that “Iran is responsible for 95% of the security threats against us.”
