Netanyahu’s 3 homes have cost taxpayers NIS 2.7 million over the past 18 months

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's three residences cost taxpayers over NIS 2.7 million ($880,000) in 2025 and the first half of 2026, according to data released after a freedom of information request. Expenses include staff salaries, renovations, landscaping, and food deliveries, with notable spending on Wolt deliveries and bathtub replacements.

Data released after a freedom of information request and published Tuesday by Ynet reveals that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's three residences cost Israeli taxpayers over NIS 2.7 million ($880,000) during 2025 and the first half of 2026. The expenses cover staff salaries, renovations, landscaping, food deliveries, and other costs, some redacted. Netanyahu and his wife Sara primarily use their private home on Jerusalem's Azza Street and their Caesarea home, both of which underwent costly renovations. The official Balfour Street residence also maintains full-time staff despite little use. Food was the largest operational expense: NIS 165,444 in 2025 and over NIS 120,000 in the first half of 2026, including 34 Wolt deliveries to the Azza Street home between July and October 2025. Landscaping at Caesarea cost NIS 94,957 in 2025. Two bathtubs at Azza Street cost NIS 28,500 over 13 months. One day, June 16, 2025, saw 76 food purchases across all three residences totaling NIS 9,521, possibly linked to the Iran war that started June 13. The data includes 347 redacted line items for 2025 totaling NIS 63,033. Netanyahu's office claimed overall expenses are lower than previous premiers, citing Bennett's NIS 1.3 million (excluding staff pay) in 2021–2022, but current spending is on pace to nearly match that. The PMO refused to hand over invoices, citing unreasonable resource allocation.