'the General Security Service' (GSS); Arabic: جهاز الأمن العام, romanized: Jihāz al-Āmn al-Ami), better known by the acronyms Shabak (Hebrew: שב״כ; IPA: ⓘ; Arabic: شاباك) or Shin Bet (from the abbreviation of Sherut ha-Bitaẖon, "Security Service"), is Israel's internal security service.

Dec 26, 2024 · At around 5 a.m. on Oct. 7, 2023, the operational phone of Chief Inspector Arnon Zamora, rang. On the other end was a senior officer from the Border Police’s Yamam National Counter-Terrorism Unit. “The Shin Bet has detected something in Gaza,” he said. “Get ready.”

Dec 6, 2024 · At around 5 a.m. on Oct. 7, 2023, the operational phone of Chief Inspector Arnon Zamora, rang. On the other end was a senior officer from the Border Police’s Yamam National Counter-Terrorism Unit. “The Shin Bet has detected something in Gaza,” he said. “Get ready.”

Dec 6, 2024 · The Shin Bet also deserves credit for its rapid recovery, which began on the morning of Oct. 7, when dozens of its agents went to fight in dozens of areas, suffering painful losses: Ten Shin Bet operatives were killed that day.

Dec 31, 2024 · The Shin Bet 2024 report's unprecedented figures: over 2,500 Gazans were evaluated, 1,350 arrested, and 650 were questioned for countering terror and locating hostages. Shin Bet operatives...

The Shin Bet’s headquarters are located in the Tel Aviv neighborhood of Ramat Aviv. It is one of three principal organizations of the Israeli intelligence community , alongside Aman (military intelligence) and the Mossad (foreign intelligence service).

Mar 11, 2020 · Shin Bet, also known as Shabak, is the internal security arm of the Israeli government that works hand in hand with the Mossad and the Aman. The agency was founded by Isser Harel on February 8th, 1949. Shin Bet’s headquarters …

Shin Bet, which takes its name from the Hebrew initials for General Security Services, conducts internal counterintelligence focused on potential sabotage, terrorist activities, and security matters of a strongly political nature.

Oct 23, 2013 · Israel's internal security service, Shin Bet, or Shabak as it is known in both Hebrew and Arabic, is one of the three branches of the Israeli General Security Service (GSS). ...more.

5 days ago · The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) is the Jewish state's primary internal security service, focusing primarily on internal security, exposing terrorist rings, and...