Carmi Gillon, who directed the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) from 1994 to 1995, has died at age 75. Israeli media reports the news.
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Carmi Gillon, who served as head of the Shin Bet from 1994 to 1995, has died at the age of 75, Israeli media reported Wednesday. Gillon led the service during a period that included the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in November 1995 — an event that occurred shortly after he left office. He later served as Israel's ambassador to Denmark. No further details on the circumstances of his passing have been released.
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