The Israeli security cabinet will hold a special session on Saturday evening to discuss developments in the war on Gaza and the progress of negotiations for the release of prisoners in the Strip, according to the official broadcasting authority.

The Authority said, "The cabinet will hold a special session this evening to discuss the latest developments in the fighting in Gaza and the progress of prisoner exchange negotiations with Palestinian factions."

She noted that "an invitation was extended to the dismissed head of the Shin Bet, Ronen Bar, to attend the session," a move described as remarkable amid the political crisis surrounding his dismissal.

The commission did not confirm whether Ronen Bar would agree to attend the session.

Early Friday morning, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced that the government had unanimously approved Bar's dismissal.

The office said in a statement, "The government unanimously approved Netanyahu's proposal to end the term of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar."

He added: "Ronen Bar is scheduled to end his term as head of the Shin Bet on April 10, 2025, or when a permanent Shin Bet head is appointed - whichever comes first."

This is the first time in Israel's history that a Shin Bet chief has been dismissed, according to the Hebrew news website The Times of Israel.

The decision was taken despite protests from thousands of Israelis.

The cabinet meeting comes as Israel resumed its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip at dawn last Tuesday, resulting in the deaths of 634 Palestinians and the injury of 1,172 others, most of them women and children, as of Saturday, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza.

This escalation, which Tel Aviv said was taking place in full coordination with Washington, represents the most significant violation of the Gaza ceasefire agreement that came into effect on January 19. Israel refrained from implementing the second phase of the agreement after the first phase expired in early March.

Despite Hamas's commitment to all terms of the agreement, Netanyahu refused to proceed with the second phase, yielding to pressure from extremists within his government.

With American support, Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, leaving more than 162,000 Palestinians dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 14,000 missing.