Former Shin Bet director Ronen Bar and his wife were reportedly evacuated from the UAE after a security alert linked to an Iranian threat, according to a report. A UAE-linked source denied the evacuation claims. The report describes the incident as part of a broader Iranian campaign to target Israelis abroad.
A fresh claim emerged Monday afternoon reporting that former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar and his wife were urgently evacuated from the United Arab Emirates over an Iranian-linked security alert, but a UAE-linked source has since denied the account. The report, first carried by The Jerusalem Post and then by The Zioneer, said Bar was attending a private security conference at the time. The denial now introduces a direct contradiction into the thread, making the episode unverified and reliant on conflicting single-source claims.
The Zioneer first reported the evacuation Sunday at 20:31 Jerusalem, citing an initial account of a rare security threat detected during a conference hosted by UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, conducted under heavy secrecy. By Sunday 23:56 Jerusalem, The Zioneer published a fuller article describing the urgent extraction. On Monday 11:08 Jerusalem, The Jerusalem Post specified that the threat originated from Iran. The present update adds a UAE-linked denial of both the conference and the evacuation. Across the thread, corroboration has not expanded beyond a single news outlet's sourcing; the denial introduces a second, conflicting single source.
As The Zioneer reported Monday 00:41 Jerusalem, Channel 13 previously reported that Iranian agents allegedly attempted to kidnap former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar in the UAE, placing the evacuation report in a broader pattern of alleged Iranian efforts against Israelis and Jews abroad. The desk has also documented an ongoing Iranian campaign of threats and alleged operations against Israeli targets, as reported across multiple bulletins since early June.
The details of the evacuation remain unverified. The single-source report from The Jerusalem Post clashes with the single-source denial from a UAE-linked party. No independent confirmation of the threat, the conference, or any extraction has emerged. The Zioneer cannot independently confirm any version of events.
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