President Isaac Herzog spoke with the police commissioner on Tuesday morning about the smashing of the entrance door at Channel 12's studios and death threats sent to the news desk, telling the commissioner there will be 'zero tolerance' for such acts, according to reports.
President Isaac Herzog spoke with Police Commissioner Danny Levi on Tuesday morning, telling him there will be 'zero tolerance' for such acts, after a masked individual smashed the entrance door of Channel 12's Tel Aviv studios with a brick and death threats were sent to the news desk. The call, reported at 10:19 Jerusalem, marks the president's firmest public response to the incident.
Earlier reports from The Zioneer at 10:19 Jerusalem chronicled the sequence: initially, Herzog told the commissioner that 'we must not accept a reality where violence is used as a tool of intimidation.' Subsequent updates confirmed this was a second violent incident against the channel, and the commissioner pledged to hold an urgent discussion on the matter. The president's language escalated to 'zero tolerance' in the latest reports, citing ynet.
As The Zioneer reported earlier today, the incident itself involved a masked individual smashing the studio door with a brick and sending threatening letters to the news desk. The president's office stated that Herzog emphasized that harming any media outlet amounts to harming democracy.
It remains unclear who carried out the attack and the death threats, and whether any arrests have been made. The investigation is ongoing.
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