Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityFollowing Haarerz Exposé According to one family member, the Shin Bet chief apologized that the families learned of his order to remove the memorial for agency memebrs killed on Oct. 7 from a Haaretz report. He has also reportedly said that there should be no distinction between those killed during the Hamas attack and other agency personnel killed on dutyShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJosh Breiner12:18 AM • June 26 2026 IDTShin Bet security service chief David Zini spoke on Thursday with families of agency personnel killed in the October 7 attacks, following a Haaretz report about his directive to remove a memorial dedicated to agency members killed in the line of duty since the Hamas assault.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:HamasShin BetIsraeli politicsIsrael-Gaza WarOctober 7David ZiniCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-IranTrump-NetanyahuGazaWest BankNew York PrimaryLeo MessiHaQuizHaaretz PodcastJudaism Is Alive in Israel, Its Education System Is Not'Enough Time Passed' Since Oct.7, Shin Bet Chief Reportedly Tells FamiliesJudges in Netanyahu Trial Mustn't Allow Proceedings to Become a Political CircusHaaretz CartoonTwo Arab Teenagers Killed in Separate Shootings in Central IsraelRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAs the World Watched Gaza, Israeli Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is ImminentWhere Does Andy Burnham Stand on Israel and Palestine?Trump's Iran Deal Castrates Netanyahu, but It's Still Catastrophic for IsraelReport: Netanyahu 'Likely' to Sabotage Iran Deal, U.S. Officials Tell TrumpThe IDF's Russian Roulette in Lebanon Continues – and No One Can Explain WhyShin Bet and IDF Planned to Warn Netanyahu Before Oct. 7. Mossad Head Refused