Shin Bet
| Israel Security Agency Sherut haBitaẖon haKlali שירות הביטחון הכללי جهاز الأمن العام | |
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Emblem of the Israel Security Agency | |
| Common name | Shabak |
| Abbreviation | English: ISA, Local: Shabak - Hebrew: שב״כ, Arabic: شاباك |
| Motto | Magen v'lo Yera'eh |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 8 February 1949 |
| Preceding agency | |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | Israel |
| Operations jurisdiction | Israel |
| Governing body | Prime Minister of Israel |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Yarkon Park, Tel Aviv |
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| Website | |
| shabak.gov.il | |
The Israel Security Agency, better known by the acronyms Shabak or Shin Bet, is Israel's internal security and counterintelligence service. Its headquarters are located in northwest Tel Aviv, north of Yarkon Park. It is one of three principal agencies of the Israeli Intelligence Community, alongside Aman (military intelligence) and Mossad (foreign intelligence).