March 21, 2025
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s cabinet votes unanimously to dismiss Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, citing a “loss of trust.” The Netanyahu government assets Bar’s firing due to Shin Bet’s failures to forestall the October 7 attack; opposition parties and voices assert the firing was politically motivated because of the Shin Bet’s ongoing investigation into “Qatargate,” where employees in the government were alleged to have received funds from Qatar. The Israeli Supreme Court issues an injunction freezing Bar’s dismissal.