Move comes despite top Israeli court's ruling that dismissal of current Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar was illegal - Anadolu Ajansı

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has named Major General David Zini as the new head of Shin Bet, the domestic intelligence agency, following the resignation of Ronen Bar. The Shin Bet is central to a political battle involving Netanyahu's coalition government and critics,

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he has decided to nominate Maj. Gen David Zini as the next director of the Shin Bet, despite directive from A-G not to.