As the Israel-Hamas war continued to rage on, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to appoint former Navy commander Vice Adm. (res.) Eli Sharvit is the next head of Shin Bet. On Sunday, Israel’s Prime Minister’s office confirmed the news and said Sharvit will be replacing Ronen Bar, whom the cabinet voted to formally dismiss earlier this month.
Bar remains on the post for the time being, with a temporary injunction imposed on his dismissal by the Israeli High Court of Justice. According to The Times of Israel, the court froze Bar’s firing but allowed Netanyahu to take interviews and swiftly find his replacement.
As per the PMO statement, Sharvit led the design of naval capabilities to defend Israel’s territorial waters and oversaw complex operations against Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran. “The Shin Bet is an organization with much credit to its name,” says the PMO, “which underwent a severe trauma on October 7.”
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