Israel's Transportation Ministry Failed to Secure Foreign Flights, Report Reveals
Transportation Ministry Security Division Warned of Inability to Secure Foreign Flights
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By ynet
What happened
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.
- 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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