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Politics & Diplomacy

PMO says Shin Bet complained over reporting of Netanyahu’s UAE flight

The Prime Minister’s Office said on September 28 that the Shin Bet had filed a complaint with the chief military censor over Channel 12’s reporting of Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the United Arab Emirates. The office alleged that the report appeared while the returning aircraft was still outside Israel.

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The PMO's timeline

According to the PMO, publication occurred at 21:38 on September 27 and the aircraft landed at 22:27, Israel time. That is a 49 minute interval. The office said the delegation included Sara Netanyahu, the Mossad chief, the national security adviser, military secretary Maj. Gen. Guy Markizano, a senior Shin Bet security official and flight and security crews.

What the complaint establishes

The PMO’s chronology is an allegation to be assessed by the relevant authorities. Establishing when information first became public requires distinguishing a television broadcast from any earlier online publication and comparing the original records. The complaint alone does not resolve that chronology.

The security assessments

The PMO attributed assessments of danger to the Shin Bet and Mossad. Those are the agencies’ stated assessments, not a published independent finding that the report caused harm.

The complaint places the timing and handling of the disclosure before the censorship authorities. It is not itself a ruling that Channel 12 broke the rules. No public decision resolving that question was identified in the reviewed material. The confirmed visit and the allegations about its coverage should remain distinct as the dispute develops.

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