Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the annual ceremony on the eve of Fallen Soldiers' Remembrance Day (Yom HaZikaron) at the Yad LaBanim memorial in Jerusalem, April 29, 2025. ©Abir Sultan/POOL/AFP
An Israeli panel confirmed on Thursday the nomination of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's pick for the next head of the Shin Bet domestic security service, a government statement said.
Netanyahu named David Zini as his pick to lead the Shin Bet in May, after months of legal and political wrangling over his bid to dismiss the agency's former director, Ronen Bar.
Israel's attorney general had said Zini's nomination was "illegal" after the supreme court found the move to sack Bar unlawful, but on Thursday a committee tasked with vetting senior positions confirmed Netanyahu's pick, according to a statement from the premier's office.
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