The Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) is the Jewish state's primary internal security service, focusing primarily on internal security, exposing terrorist rings, and intelligence efforts in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Also known as the Shabak, it makes up one of the three arms of Israel's intelligence community, alongside the Mossad (foreign intelligence) and Aman (military intelligence).
Like the Mossad, despite being a security agency, the Shin Bet does not operate under the Defense Ministry and instead answers to the prime minister.
The current head of the Shin Bet is Ronen Bar, appointed in 2021 by then-prime minister Naftali Bennett.
“It was made to look like a hospital, and patients were brought there just for appearances,” Master Sgt. (Res.) G. said.
In December, Shin Bet announced it had arrested Granovsky for conducting espionage and arson on behalf of foreign entities.
The suspect was arrested at a coffee shop in the heart of Kasbah in Nablus.
The recordings came as part of a Shin Bet yearly report on counter-terrorism operations over 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.
The suspect allegedly carried out several tasks with full awareness of their potential to harm Israel’s security.
While this figure is concerning, it marks an improvement from a September poll in which 75% of respondents expressed dissatisfaction.
The 162nd Division, guided by intelligence from the Intelligence Directorate, Shin Bet, and the Southern Command, spearheaded the targeted actions.
Despite repeating his account twice, Alkadi's claims were dismissed. A few days later, the bodies of six hostages were discovered in the same tunnel.
The suspect was questioned two weeks earlier, underwent a polygraph test, and used a knife in the attack, hinting that the decision was impulsive.
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