Suspicions of Qatari interference in Israeli elections: Shin Bet presents its information to Netanyahu

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1. 29 Oct 2026, 12:31 Israel Hayom reported that the head of the Shin Bet met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday and presented him with security information related to suspicions of interference in the elections.
2. 29 Oct 2026, 13:15 The Hebrew newspaper Israel Hayom reported that the head of the General Security Service (Shin Bet), David Zini, came yesterday to meet Netanyahu at the Shin Bet's request, that the Shin Bet had investigated the information even before the elections, and that Zini came to present it to Netanyahu, stressing it was a security matter. Eisenkot also met Shin Bet chief Zini this morning and was briefed on the latest developments regarding suspicions of Qatari involvement in the elections.
3. 29 Oct 2026, 17:48 A report said the file of suspected Qatari interference has returned to rebound on the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, amid an explicit demand to investigate if Qatari interference is proven, without further details on the circumstances of the file or the parties that opened it.
4. 29 Oct 2026, 18:34 The Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth quoted Yair Golan saying that "the real Qatari agents sat with Netanyahu in the office," a remark directly criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his relationship with Qatar.

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