President's Residence Entrance Halted Due to Security Alert Before Consultations

The entrance to the President's Residence in Jerusalem was temporarily halted shortly before President Yitzhak Herzog was scheduled to begin consultations with party representatives on forming the next government. A security alert was triggered by a screening device during a security check, leading authorities to stop visitors from entering until the circumstances were clarified. Reports from the scene indicated that a foreign journalist was detained following a suspicion that arose during the security screening. Details regarding the nature of the suspicion or the specific equipment that caused the alert have not yet been released. The President's Residence confirmed the incident, stating that "during a security check of visitors to the President's Residence, the screening device alerted, and as a result, entrances to the residence were halted at this stage, until the matter is clarified. Police sappers are on their way to the scene to examine the equipment. The matter is under review with the relevant parties."