Shin Bet to Secure Election Candidates; Golan to Receive State Protection

Two days before the elections, the Shin Bet has begun securing political candidates, including Yair Golan, Ofer Winter, and Gadi Eisenkot.

The Shin Bet has announced that it will provide state-funded security to Democrats party leader Yair Golan, two days before the elections. This was reported by Maariv and Channel 14.

According to a report in Haaretz, the Shin Bet recently instructed party leaders concerned for their safety to hire private security firms guided by the agency, similar to the arrangement for Ofer Winter and Knesset Member Gadi Eisenkot. Conversely, news outlet Israel National News reported that while Winter and Eisenkot are to be guarded by private companies supervised by the Dignitary Protection Unit, Golan will receive full Shin Bet protection.

Further details regarding the scope of the security arrangements have not yet been released.