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Israeli security chief condemns ‘terrorism’ of militant settlers

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Ronen Bar issued the warning in a letter to the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu , the attorney general and members of the Israeli cabinet.

Some of them are outspoken backers of the extremist settlers responsible for the escalating violence.

Bar’s letter has highlighted the wide, acrimonious gap between the far-right wing of Netanyahus coalition and Israel ’s security apparatus.

The national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir , one of those criticised by Bar , called for the Shin Bet head to be fired.

“In the face of Minister Ben-Gvir ’s irresponsible actions that endanger the national security of the state of Israel and create an internal division in the nation, [the Shin Bet chief] and his people are doing their duty and warning against the serious consequences of these actions,” Gallant said on the X social media platform. Ben-Gvir hit back on X, telling Gallant to stop attacking him and “to start attacking Hezbollah ”, egging on the defence chief to start a preemptive war in Lebanon , a longstanding demand of the Israeli right..

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