Central Elections Committee: Likud Must Pay IDF for Military Footage in Ads

Justice Noam Sohlberg ruled the party made prohibited use of IDF Spokesperson materials and ordered it to pay legal costs.

Central Elections Committee Chairman Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg has ruled that the Likud party made unlawful use of IDF resources in campaign videos, newspaper Haaretz and news website JDN reported. According to the reports, the campaign integrated footage of fighter jets, tanks, and naval vessels filmed by the IDF Spokesperson's Unit, in violation of Section 2a of the Elections Law.

Following the ruling, the party will be required to pay the military for the use of the recorded materials, and was additionally ordered to pay court expenses of 1,500 shekels. A response from Likud or further details on the proceedings have not yet been released.