Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar reportedly told captivity survivor Edan Alexander: "I want to apologize to you for falling into captivity partly because of us, and for being freed thanks to Witkoff and not us.

Following intense controversy, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Major General David Zini as the new head of Shin Bet. The appointment comes after a tumultuous dispute involving predecessor Ronen Bar,

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