Israel’s Shin Bet security chief says he will resign after Netanyahu row

Ronen Bar to leave role in June, having been sacked by the PM only for the supreme court to block that decision

• Who is Ronen Bar, the sacked chief of Israel's Shin Bet security service?

Ronen Bar, the director of Israel's Shin Bet internal security service, has said he will resign in less than two months, after weeks of tension with Benjamin Netanyahu, who has tried to fire him, bringing Israel to the brink of a constitutional crisis.

After 35 years of service, in order to allow an orderly process for appointing a permanent successor and for professional handover, I will end my role on 15 June 2025," Bar told a Shin Bet memorial event on Monday.