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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Israel s netanyahu seeks to fire internal security agency chief - What They Never Told You

Shin Bet agency chief Ronen Bar's ties with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were strained even before the Hamas attack (Credit: AFP)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that he was seeking to dismiss the head of Israel's internal security agency, who swiftly called the move political and said the premier expected "personal loyalty".

Netanyahu and Shin Bet head Ronen Bar have been engaged in a public spat in recent weeks over reforms to the agency, which has been accused of failing to prevent the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack that triggered war in Gaza.

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