Shin Bet to Provide Security for Party Leaders Ahead of Elections

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The Shin Bet announced that starting tomorrow morning, Yashar! party chairman Gadi Eisenkot will be secured through a private security company that will be directed and operated directly by Unit 730 of the Shin Bet. According to Israel Hayom, the announcement comes after the Advisory Committee on Personal Security recommended in August that Eisenkot be secured by the Shin Bet.

According to Walla, three weeks after refusing to secure him, the Shin Bet announced that Eisenkot will be secured through a private company. According to Channel 14, Shin Bet Director David Zini remains in his professional position, based on intelligence assessments that there is no concrete information about an intention to harm Eisenkot.

Two days before the elections, the Shin Bet informed the office of Democrats party chairman Yair Golan that starting this morning his security will be the responsibility of the Shin Bet and funded by the state. According to Kan News, the decision follows his petition to the High Court of Justice regarding his security, and Amana Israel party chairman Ofer Winter will also be secured by the agency.