No secure location for Israeli cabinet meeting: Israeli media
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Israeli media reports that the government meetings will no longer be held in a specific place or at a specific time for security reasons, confirming that today's meeting will be held underground.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in occupied al-Quds, on December 9, 2018. (AP)
The Israeli Broadcasting Authority announced on Monday that, for security reasons, government meetings will no longer be held at a designated location or time.
This decision, prompted by a recommendation from Israeli security services, highlights ongoing safety concerns.
Israeli media reported that the cabinet meeting will be unusually held in an underground bunker this time, and will also be held without advisors, only cabinet ministers.
The Israeli Walla website quoted government sources as saying the location will be decided in line with security protocol and today's meeting will be held in the basement of the Genery building in occupied al-Quds, where several government offices are located.
The website indicated that the meeting location was supposed to remain a secret, but the Cabinet Secretariat published information about the meeting location on the official website of the government office, adding that "according to government officials, this is a mistake."
According to the Israeli Ynet website, the decision to relocate the cabinet meeting from the Prime Minister’s Office in occupied al-Quds and the IOF headquarters in Tel Aviv was in direct response to the Hezbollah drone attack on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s private residence in Caesarea earlier this month.
On October 22, Hezbollah’s Media Relations Officer, Mohammad Afif, said from Beirut’s Southern Suburb the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon was responsible for the operation targeting the residence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Caesarea.
During a press conference, Afif addressed Netanyahu, warning, "The eyes of the Resistance's fighters are watching and their ears are listening. If we did not reach you this time, we have the days, nights, and the battlefield between us."
Israeli media reported a major failure in an interception operation, as an infiltrating drone flew right beside the military helicopter searching for it on the outskirts of occupied #Haifa. pic.twitter.com/jSNeWHAe8g
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The Israeli occupation's acknowledgment that the drone launched by Hezbollah struck Netanyahu's house in Caesarea was likely prompted by mounting evidence and pressure from media and public discourse. Israeli media indicated that longstanding censorship, which had become increasingly ineffective, finally permitted the release of what had become an "open secret": that Netanyahu's residence sustained damage from the drone strike.
The occupation government revealed that the drone accurately targeted Netanyahu's bedroom window.
