Shin Bet investigation contradicts chief's claims on election bribery

A Shin Bet investigation team presented evidence of fund transfers of hundreds of thousands of shekels suspected of foreign origin, but found no indications of use or link to fuel card purchases, contradicting the agency chief's claims of organized election bribery.

The information presented by the Shin Bet investigation team in a joint meeting with the State Attorney's Office and the police is completely different from the statements made by Shin Bet head David Zini about foreign involvement on a massive scale and organized election bribery on an enormous scale. The team presented evidence of fund transfers amounting to hundreds of thousands of shekels, suspected of foreign financing, but without indications of how the funds were used. Alongside this, security sources reported that additional information about higher sums in the millions will be provided in the coming days. A check of fuel cards did not reveal any unusual findings, and fuel companies reported that no unusual purchases were recorded before or on election day. There is currently no indication of a link between the foreign financing and the fuel cards, and the issues are being investigated separately.