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SvennoJ on 21 March 2025
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Israeli attorney general says PM ‘prohibited’ from hiring new intel chief

Israeli Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara says the prime minister isn’t allowed to appoint a new internal security agency chief after the government decided to sack Bar.

“According to the decision of the Supreme Court, it is prohibited to take any action that harms the position of the head of the Shin Bet, Ronen Bar,” she said in a message to Netanyahu published by a spokesperson.

“It is prohibited to appoint a new head of Shin Bet, and interviews for the position should not be held.”

The move to sack Bar has been appealed by opposition parties. Friday’s appeal also mentioned that Bar’s dismissal took place after a Shin Bet investigation highlighted, according to the plaintiffs, “that the political leadership bears responsibility for the October 7 disaster”.


Israel’s president decries ‘harsh reality unfolding before our eyes’

Prime Minister Netanyahu’s decision to sack the domestic intelligence chief has revived deep divisions within Israel with many people concerned by what they see as his latest autocratic move.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog deplored the government’s “controversial moves” that “deepened divisions” while Israel is still at war in the Gaza Strip.

A poll by the Channel 12 television network found that 51 percent of Israelis opposed Shit Bet boss Ronen Bar’s sacking while 32 percent supported it.

“It’s impossible not to be deeply troubled by the harsh reality unfolding before our eyes,” Herzog said. It’s “unthinkable to resume fighting while still pursuing the sacred mission of bringing our hostages home” from Gaza, he added.


US tells UN Hamas to blame for Gaza deaths since Israeli attacks resumed

The Palestinian group is to blame for the nearly 600 deaths in the Gaza Strip since hostilities resumed on Tuesday, the US tells the UN Security Council.

“Hamas bears full responsibility for the ongoing war in Gaza and for the resumption of hostilities. Every death would have been avoided had Hamas accepted the bridge proposal that the United States offered last Wednesday,” acting US Ambassador to the UN Dorothy Shea told the 15-member council.


Hamas denies Israeli media reports it halted negotiations

Hamas has denied reports by Israeli media that it has halted negotiations over the release of Israeli captives in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and a ceasefire in Gaza.

Hamas “is still engaged in negotiations and is following up with the mediator brothers in a responsible and serious manner”, the group said in a statement. It added it was also considering a proposal by US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.

“Moreover, the movement is also discussing Witkoff’s proposal and all other suggested ideas to achieve an exchange agreement that ensures the release of prisoners, ends the war, and guarantees the withdrawal from Gaza,” the group wrote.


Israel’s UN envoy says Hamas leadership will fall ‘one by one’

Danny Danon says the group’s leadership will fall “one by one” if it does not come back to the table to negotiate with Israel. Danon was addressing the UN Security Council.

Earlier, Hamas issued a statement saying it was indeed still communicating with mediators over negotiations to release the remaining Israeli captives and reinstate the ceasefire.


This Massive Israel Lie DESTROYED.. By Israeli Newspaper



Israel, Not Hamas, Is Derailing the Gaza Cease-fire and Preventing the Hostages' Return
https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/editorial/2025-03-19/ty-article-opinion/.premium/israel-not-hamas-is-derailing-the-gaza-cease-fire-and-preventing-the-hostages-return/00000195-ab07-d0f1-a59f-ef7773020000