Netanyahu's Residences Security Cost $35 Million Over Four Years
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residences incurred security costs of approximately $35 million between 2023 and 2026. This spending in 2025 alone reached 72.5 million shekels, a sixfold increase from 2022. The figures have drawn comparisons to the security expenses of former Prime Ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid, with Netanyahu previously criticizing Bennett's renovation costs.
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- Security for Benjamin Netanyahu's residences cost $35 million from 2023 to 2026.
- Spending in 2025 alone reached 72.5 million shekels, a sixfold increase from 2022.
- Netanyahu previously criticized Naftali Bennett for spending 50 million shekels on home renovations.
- Bennett's home security costs were approximately 25 million shekels, according to the Prime Minister's Office.
- The figures have prompted renewed scrutiny of government security expenditures for leaders.
The Prime Minister's Office in Israel reported that between 2023 and 2026, approximately 127 million shekels, equivalent to about $35 million, were spent on security for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residences. In 2025 alone, the expenses reached 72.5 million shekels. This figure represents a sixfold increase compared to 2022, when Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid led the government.
Approximately four years ago, Netanyahu had criticized Bennett, claiming that Bennett had spent 50 million shekels on renovating his private home in Raanana, citing an investigation by Ila Hasson. However, according to the Prime Minister's Office, the security costs for Bennett's home amounted to about 25 million shekels, half the sum Netanyahu had previously attributed to his predecessor's security expenses.
The newly released figures have reignited public attention on government spending for the security of its leaders and prompted comparisons of costs across different administrations.
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