According to a report circulating Thursday evening, the Mossad has expressed support for providing lifetime security detail for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife. The report has not been officially confirmed.
A report circulating Thursday evening indicates that the Mossad has expressed support for providing lifetime security detail for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara, according to a source close to the intelligence community. The report, published at 21:53 Jerusalem, has not been officially confirmed. This development follows the Ministerial Committee for Shin Bet Affairs' approval of the same measure earlier on Thursday, as reported by The Zioneer at 17:09 Jerusalem.
Earlier on Thursday, at 17:09 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that the Ministerial Committee had approved the lifetime security detail. A subsequent report, also at 17:09 Jerusalem, detailed the annual cost of the arrangement at 12 million NIS. The initial reports were unconfirmed, but by 17:09 Jerusalem, multiple Israeli media outlets had converged on the committee's approval. The new report adds the Mossad's supportive stance, though it remains based on a single source and unverified by official channels.
As The Zioneer reported on Wednesday, July 15, at 12:38 Jerusalem, sources close to Prime Minister Netanyahu were pressuring Israeli security agencies to extend the family's security detail. The committee's approval on Thursday appears to align with those pressures, though the security establishment's recommendations were cited as the basis for the decision.
The Mossad's official position has not been publicly stated. The report remains unconfirmed and has not been independently corroborated. The timeline for implementing the lifetime security detail has not been disclosed.
3 developments
- StrongNetanyahu's circle pressures security bodies to extend family security detail
- StrongNetanyahu pushes for expanded security for his family
- StrongReport: Netanyahu's children to get 5-year security detail if he loses elections
- DevelopingMinister: I stood by PM Netanyahu throughout — and always will
Source and signal
- Internal intake