The Ministerial Committee for Shin Bet Affairs approved a lifetime security detail for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara Netanyahu, and a five-year detail for their children. The decision follows the security establishment's recommendation citing increased threats after the elimination of the Iranian axis leadership and the killing of family members of Mojtaba Khamenei.
The Ministerial Committee for Shin Bet Affairs approved a lifetime security detail for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara Netanyahu, and a five-year detail for their children, citing increased threats from the Iranian axis. The decision, announced Thursday afternoon, formalizes the security establishment's recommendation following the elimination of the Iranian axis leadership and the killing of family members of Mojtaba Khamenei.
Initial reports at 16:50 Jerusalem from N12 and Ynet indicated the committee's approval, with N12 reporting lifetime security for Netanyahu and his wife, and Ynet specifying Sara's detail until the end of the PM's life. The committee's final decision, as reported by The Zioneer at 17:00, confirmed the terms. This follows reports from July 13 and 15 that Netanyahu had been pushing for expanded family security, as The Zioneer reported on July 13.
The security establishment's threat assessment, which warned of a sevenfold increase in risk, underpinned the decision. As The Zioneer has reported, the elimination of Supreme Leader Khamenei, Hezbollah's Nasrallah, and Hamas leaders, along with the killing of Khamenei's family members, dramatically heightened the threat to the prime minister and his family. The broader context includes Iranian security officials' statements about revising the nuclear doctrine and Defense Minister Katz's claim of eliminating Iran's nuclear program.
The specific intelligence details behind the threat assessment remain classified.
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