FBI Director Patel hosts Shin Bet chief in DC

FBI Director Kash Patel posted on X that he hosted Shin Bet chief Zini at FBI headquarters in Washington. Patel said the meeting covered shared US-Israel counterterrorism work, including breaking terrorist financing networks, intelligence sharing, and boosting technological capabilities such as counter-UAS training. The post highlighted continued close cooperation between American and Israeli security services amid ongoing regional threats. No further details on specific operations or timelines were disclosed in the post. BreakFirst notes the meeting underscores the deepening law-enforcement and intelligence partnership between Washington and Jerusalem, seen as a key pillar in the fight against terror financing networks that threaten both nations' security interests.