Shin Bet

The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) is the Jewish state's primary internal security service, focusing primarily on internal security, exposing terrorist rings, and intelligence efforts in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Also known as the Shabak, it makes up one of the three arms of Israel's intelligence community, alongside the Mossad (foreign intelligence) and Aman (military intelligence). 

Like the Mossad, despite being a security agency, the Shin Bet does not operate under the Defense Ministry and instead answers to the prime minister.

The current head of the Shin Bet is Ronen Bar, appointed in 2021 by then-prime minister Naftali Bennett.

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 Debris amid the aftermath of the central Tel Aviv stabbing attack. January 21, 2025

Shin Bet to open investigation into Tel Aviv terrorist's entry into Israel

After assessments at Ben-Gurion airport, a decision was made that there were no security reasons to prevent the terrorist from entry into Israel.

After IDF chief, wave of resignations expected in Israeli Air Force, Navy

Alongside the senior General Staff officers, the list of officers who may retire from the IDF is reportedly quite long.

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 A hostage poster of Oron Shaul is seen as people gather at Hostages Square.

Bringing Oron Shaul home proves Israel’s unbreakable bond with its soldiers

Nine years later, Israel fulfilled its promise and brought Oron Shaul back home.

St.Sgt. Oron Shaul, whose remains are held by Hamas in Gaza

Israel's security forces retrieve Oron Shaul's body hours before Gaza ceasefire

Shaul was killed in 2014, and his body was taken by Hamas to the Gaza Strip.

Shin Bet chief: 'There are no good deals, but Israel is right to go for this deal'

Nevertheless, Bar admitted that releasing terrorists, some of whom he personally arrested, was "very difficult."

 Ronen Bar, the head of Shin Bet, attends a ceremony marking Memorial Day for fallen soldiers

Shin Bet head Ronen Bar: '82% of those released in Shalit deal returned to terror activity'

Bar also said that the release of terrorists is expected to increase the motivation to carry out attacks in the West Bank.

SHIN BET Director Nadav Argaman.

Ex-Shin Bet chief aims to make Cognyte an 'Israeli Palantir'

Cognyte aims to boost global security operations and expand its market presence with advanced intelligence solutions.

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IAF strikes Hamas terror targets across Gaza Strip

The air force struck some 50 Hamas terror targets throughout Gaza, including terror squads, weapons storage facilities, and military structures.

IDF arrest over 25 terrorists in multiple West Bank counterterrorism raids

The uptick in raids was triggered by a terror attack that killed three Israelis and injured seven others near the Palestinian village of al-Funduq on January 6.

Security forces foil imminent terror attack in Nablus, arrest terrorists red-handed

Two terrorists were arrested in the joint operation; both were from the northern West Bank town of Kabatiya, near Jenin.

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