Police chief's bid to bypass Ben-Gvir's signature blocked by AG

Police Commissioner Danny Levi approached Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara with a request to advance senior police appointments without the signature of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, according to reports by the Jerusalem Post and JDN. The request follows rising tensions between the political and police echelons, occurring one day after Minister Ben-Gvir referred to the Commissioner as the Attorney General's "captive."

In response to the request, Baharav-Miara clarified to the Commissioner that he cannot bypass the minister's legal authority and that the appointments cannot be approved without Ben-Gvir's required signature. Further details remain unknown.