The appointment of Maj.-Gen. David Zini, as the next head of the Shin Bet, announced on Friday, has already led to fallout, with Zini resigning from the IDF before the appointment was approved and before taking office. This followed a meeting with Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir meant to clarify how the appointment process unfolded.

Ronen Bar, the outgoing Shin Bet chief, had overseen an internal investigation into Benjamin Netanyahu's aides for their ties with Qatar

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday appointed a new head of the Shin-Bet domestic intelligence agency, ignoring his own attorney general’s legal guidance and exacerbating a weeks-long battle over the previous chief’s ouster.