Police and Shin Bet in Tension Over Probe of Alleged Election Interference

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According to N12, the police Investigations Department head instructed that no information be transferred to the Shin Bet in the affair without his approval. According to Channel 13 News, Blat demanded that any material transferred to the Shin Bet pass through his office, following a joint meeting with Shin Bet representatives.

According to Channel 14, the directive came after the Shin Bet insisted on leading the investigation, while the police said not all of the materials had yet been handed over to them. The affair concerns suspicions of the involvement of foreign actors in an attempt to influence the elections in Israel.