Foreign Journalist Detained at President's Residence Amid Security Check
Translated & summarized from Kan News by baba
A foreign journalist was detained at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on Wednesday due to a security alert from a device found during screening. President Yitzhak Herzog is commencing consultations with Knesset factions following the election results, with the detention causing a temporary pause in entries. The President also commented on potential foreign interference in the elections, calling for a full investigation.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- A foreign journalist was detained at the President's Residence due to a security alert.
- President Yitzhak Herzog began consultations with Knesset factions after receiving election results.
- The security incident caused a temporary halt to entries at the President's Residence.
- President Herzog called for a full investigation into suspected foreign interference in the elections.
- Consultations with various political parties are scheduled throughout Wednesday and Thursday.
President Yitzhak Herzog is set to begin consultations with Knesset factions on Wednesday evening, following his receipt of the election results. As journalists entered the President's Residence complex, security personnel detained a foreign journalist due to a discovery during a security screening. Police sappers were called to the scene, and initial reports indicate the journalist works for a Spanish news agency. A statement from the President's Residence confirmed that a "security device" triggered an alert on the X-ray scanner, leading to a temporary halt in entries to the complex pending investigation. The President's office is coordinating with relevant authorities. The consultation schedule includes the Religious Zionism party at 5:00 PM, followed by Shas at 6:15 PM, Yisrael Beiteinu at 7:30 PM, and Zehut, led by Moshe Feiglin, at 8:45 PM. Earlier on Wednesday, President Herzog received the election results from the Chairman of the Central Elections Committee, Judge Noam Sohlberg. Herzog addressed suspicions of foreign interference in the elections, stating that "any suspicion of this kind must be thoroughly investigated by the Shin Bet and the police." Consultations will resume on Thursday morning at 8:30 AM with the United Torah Judaism party, followed by Otzma Yehudit, the Democrats, Ra'am, the Joint List, Be'ad, Yashar, and the Likud party throughout the day.
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