Netanyahu Criticizes Shin Bet Chief Over Undisclosed Security Threat

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly criticized Shin Bet Director Ronen Bar, alleging that Bar was aware of a "real danger" but failed to inform him. The remarks were made during a Likud faction meeting on Monday.

Netanyahu stated that he learned about the threat from media reports, not from Bar directly. He asserted that Bar's failure to update him constituted a severe lapse in judgment and questioned the director's actions. The Prime Minister emphasized that such information should have been immediately conveyed to him.

While the specific nature of the "real danger" was not detailed in the report, Netanyahu's comments suggest a significant security concern that he believes was deliberately withheld from his knowledge. This public criticism marks a notable escalation in tensions between the Prime Minister's office and the head of Israel's internal security agency.