Israeli Shin Bet Internal Security Chief Announces His Resignation

Ronen Bar, the chief of Israel’s Shin Bet internal security agency, announced his resignation yesterday, effective on June 15. “After years on many fronts, one night, on the southern front, the skies came down,” said Bar, during remarks at a memorial event for fallen Shin Bet soldiers, reported AP. “All systems collapsed. The Shin Bet also failed to give a warning.”