Netanyahu Family Seeks Continued Security Upgrades for Private Homes
Translated & summarized from Al-Shams by baba
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's family is requesting continued state-funded security renovations and fortifications for their private homes even after he leaves office, potentially costing tens of millions of shekels. The request was made urgently to the Ministerial Committee for the Shin Bet. This follows a previous report that the Shin Bet head agreed to lifelong security protection for Sara Netanyahu after alleged pressure.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Netanyahu's family seeks continued state funding for private home security upgrades post-premiership.
- The request could cost the state treasury tens of millions of shekels.
- The family approached the Ministerial Committee for the Shin Bet for urgent approval.
- The Prime Minister's Office has not yet issued a comment on the matter.
- This comes after reports of lifelong security protection for Sara Netanyahu.
Israeli Channel 13 reported on Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his family are requesting that security fortification and renovation work on their private residences continue, even after he leaves office. This move could cost the state tens of millions of shekels. The Netanyahu family has urgently approached the Ministerial Committee for the Shin Bet to ensure the continuation of security and renovation work that began in recent years, extending beyond Netanyahu's term as prime minister.
Sources familiar with the matter told the channel that the head of the Prime Minister's Office staff and the Deputy Director General of the office, Dorit Steinmetz, are handling this request on behalf of Prime Minister's wife, Sara Netanyahu. The report indicates that approving the family's demand could increase the state's expenditure to tens of millions of shekels. The Prime Minister's Office has not yet commented on this information.
This development follows a report two days prior by Channel 13, revealing that the Ministerial Committee for the Shin Bet convened to discuss enhancing security measures for the Netanyahu family should he leave his position. In July, the channel also reported that Shin Bet head David Zini had agreed to Sara Netanyahu's request for lifelong security protection. The report suggested that the Shin Bet's professional assessment regarding this protection was altered following pressure exerted by Sara Netanyahu on Zini.
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