Israeli police removed flags hung by Beit Rimon residents along the road between Kafr Kanna and the kibbutz, after concerns they could spark gatherings or protests. Police Commissioner Danny Levi has ordered an internal investigation into the removal, according to journalist Sharon Knoblich (N12).
Police Commissioner Danny Levi has ordered an internal investigation into the removal of Israeli flags hung by Beit Rimon residents along the road between Kafr Kanna and Kibbutz Beit Rimon in the Lower Galilee, according to N12 journalist Sharon Knoblich. The investigation, reported at around 14:20 Jerusalem on Monday, follows a concern on the ground that the display could trigger gatherings or protests, with the flags hung on the residents' own initiative and not as part of any organized protest. The probe now examines the police's own field decision, separate from any other agency's role.
Earlier today (Monday, 10:43 Jerusalem), The Zioneer first reported that police removed flags on the same road, citing a public source who described the decision as 'absurd.' In a subsequent update also published at 10:43 Jerusalem, the office of National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir stated that the Shin Bet had ordered the removal, with police confirming the directive came from Shin Bet personnel on site who argued the flags would provoke residents of nearby Kafr Kanna. Ben Gvir's office called the incident 'extremely serious' and vowed that 'the Israeli flag will fly everywhere in the State of Israel.' The commissioner's new inquiry now examines the police's own field decision, separate from the Shin Bet's role.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Monday, the Shin Bet's reported involvement in the earlier removal drew a sharp response from Ben Gvir's office. The latest development adds a layer of internal police scrutiny to the episode.
The timeline of the commissioner's internal investigation remains unclear, and no official police statement on the removal or the probe has been released.
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