This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.Ronen Bar (Hebrew: רונן בר; born December 25, 1965)[2] is an Israeli intelligence officer and the director of the Israeli Security Agency (commonly referred to as Shin Bet, Shabak, or ISA) since 13 October 2021.

Bar was appointed by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and his nomination was approved by Israel's cabinet on 11 October 2021.

[4] Bar joined the IDF in 1984 and served as a soldier and officer in the elite Sayeret Matkal unit.

[5] Bar became head of the resource development department in 2016, and became Shin Bet deputy chief in 2018.

Despite a series of actions we carried out, unfortunately, on Saturday we were unable to establish sufficient deterrence so as to thwart the attack," he wrote.