Eisenkot Asks AG to Cancel Netanyahu's Meeting with Police Chief

Two days before election day, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he would convene an urgent meeting with Police Commissioner Danny Levi regarding the police's election day preparations. In response, Gadi Eisenkot's Yishai! party filed an urgent appeal to the Legal Advisor to the Government, Gali Baharav-Miara, and the Chairman of the Election Committee, Judge Noam Sohlberg, demanding the meeting be canceled. The party argued that the Prime Minister cannot interfere with election management, especially when he is a candidate, and that responsibility for election preparations lies with the Election Committee chairman, not the Prime Minister.

Eisenkot's party stated that such a meeting has never occurred before and called it an "unprecedented summons" that drew opposition from other parties. The request also noted that the Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, would also be present at the meeting. Judge Sohlberg has given the Prime Minister and the Legal Advisor until 10:30 AM to respond to the appeal.

This development follows an announcement by the Shin Bet security service that it would take responsibility for the security of Gadi Eisenkot. Additionally, Yair Golan and Ofer Winter will receive security from a private company, guided by Shin Bet's Unit 730, which is responsible for VIP protection.