The chief of staff of the Yashar party, led by Gadi Eizenkot, sent a letter to Shin Bet Director David Zini and Police Commissioner Danny Levy requesting armed security for Eizenkot, citing Iranian threats to harm senior Israeli officials, according to a report by Yaron Avraham (N12).
Gadi Eizenkot, the former IDF chief of staff and chairman of the Yashar party, is at the center of a new security development. The chief of staff of his party sent a letter to Shin Bet Director David Zini and Police Commissioner Danny Levy, requesting armed security for Eizenkot due to Iranian threats against senior Israeli officials, according to Yaron Avraham (N12).
The request follows a period of uncertainty regarding Eizenkot's security coverage. As The Zioneer reported on July 22, Eizenkot was not under Shin Bet protection, and his office had assigned a personal guard. The Shin Bet chief, David Zini, confirmed on July 27 that he had met with Eizenkot and other opposition figures on the Prime Minister's instruction to urge them not to politicize security matters.
The specific nature of the Iranian threats was not disclosed in the report. The letter marks a formal escalation in security arrangements for the opposition leader.
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