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The head of the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), Ronen Bar, failed in the handling of the response to the October 7 massacre, a message attributed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's inner circle stated on Tuesday. The statement came following the Shin Bet release of its probe into the massacre on Tuesday.

The Shin Bet said that it had disregarded intelligence from Gaza about a planned Hamas raid, but also that government policies may have emboldened the militants to attack.

Qatar on Wednesday lambasted a probe by Israel’s Shin Bet security agency that named the Gulf state’s money to Gaza over the years as having contributed to Hamas’s buildup of its forces for the October 7,

Team to fly out Monday; Netanyahu holding security consultations as sides remain at loggerheads over how to move forward; Israel said planning escalatory campaign if talks fail

PMO denies Channel 12 report; Ronen Bar was reportedly suspicious of Hamas behavior hours before onslaught began, but became convinced terrorists were preparing to repel an Israeli strike