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Transportation Ministry Security Division Warned of Inability to Secure Foreign Flights
Internal officials within Israel's Transportation Ministry Security Division warned that they lacked the resources and authority to secure foreign flights, a responsibility assigned to them by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in mid-2025. Despite these objections and concerns raised in a classified State Comptroller report, the ministry proceeded with the transfer, while other security agencies have not offered assistance.
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What happened
- 01Transportation Ministry Security Division warned it lacked resources to secure foreign flights.
- 02Prime Minister Netanyahu assigned this responsibility to the ministry in mid-2025.
- 03Internal dissent within the ministry was reportedly ignored by leadership.
- 04A State Comptroller report highlighted the security issue in May 2024.
- 05Shin Bet and Mossad have not offered assistance in the new framework.
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