Netanyahu's Wife Threatens Lawsuit Over Report on Security Chief

Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has sent a warning letter to journalist Raviv Drucker and the "HaMakor" investigative program ahead of a report scheduled to air on Channel 13. She is threatening a NIS 1 million lawsuit, asserting the report is "a false story that completely distorts reality, presenting a false, biased, and defamatory situation."

The investigative piece focuses on Alon Haliva, head of the Prime Minister's Office security department. The report alleges that Haliva has become a key figure in the Prime Minister's office, whom Netanyahu insists on keeping in his position despite suspicions of corruption and a series of failures. These failures reportedly include Prime Minister's advisors Yonatan Urich and Eli Feldstein gaining access to the inner workings of the office without appropriate security clearance.

A segment of the report, to be broadcast tonight, features a source from the Prime Minister's office discussing the work done at the home of former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, which previously caused public outcry over high costs. Haliva, described as Netanyahu's confidant who remained in his role under Bennett as well, was responsible for these works. While the report does not definitively prove Haliva intentionally inflated expenses, the source suggests a possible intent to "discredit" by highlighting the costs, referencing the "50 million campaign" which resonated strongly.