Source: France 24 [French state media]
“Israel’s supreme court on Wednesday ruled as ‘unlawful’ the government’s decision in March to fire domestic security chief Ronen Bar, a move which had triggered mass protests in the country. ‘The Supreme Court ruled that the government’s decision to terminate the head of the Shin Bet’s tenure was made through an improper and unlawful process,’ the court ruling said. … Bar’s case against his sacking brought out conflicting testimonies of events leading up to the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on southern Israel, which sparked the war in Gaza. In his affidavit to the court, Bar said the Shin Bet had alerted Netanyahu’s security apparatus just ahead of the Hamas attack early on October 7.” (05/21/25)