False alarm at Presidential Residence: Foreign journalist detained

A foreign journalist was briefly detained at the President's residence after security scanners flagged a suspicious object, but police sappers found no threat.

A security incident occurred today (Wednesday) at the entrance to the President's residence after a scanning device triggered an alert during a routine check of a foreign journalist. Following the alert, entrances to the compound were blocked and Israel Police sappers were called to inspect the equipment. This was reported by Behadrei Haredim and JDN. Following a comprehensive search, the security concern was dismissed and operations at the site returned to normal. Further details regarding the identity of the journalist or the contents of the bag that triggered the alert have not yet been released.