Event Brief
Netanyahu rejected Shin Bet push to target Sinwar
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 08, 2026 at 5:09 AM ET
Summary: Shin Bet director Ronen Bar warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before Oct. 7 about a possible Hamas “earthquake” and urged him to approve strikes on the group’s senior leadership. Netanyahu rejected the Shin Bet recommendation to assassinate Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar before Oct. 7.
WHO: Benjamin Netanyahu; Ronen Bar (Shin Bet director)
WHAT: Netanyahu rejected Shin Bet’s recommendation to assassinate Yahya Sinwar before Oct. 7.
WHEN: Oct 07, 2023
WHERE: Israel
WHY: Ronen Bar had urged Netanyahu to approve strikes on Hamas senior leadership after warning of a possible Hamas “earthquake” before Oct. 7.
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