Without the Commissioner: Senior Operations Officials to Present Election Preparations to Ben Gvir

The discussion on police preparations for the elections at Minister Ben Gvir's office will take place tomorrow as planned, according to sources in his office. Commissioner Danny Levy will not attend, having requested to be absent. Heads of the Operations Division and the Operations Brigade will present a brief update. The clarification comes amid criticism over concerns of political exploitation of the police command close to the vote.

The discussion on police preparations for the elections will take place tomorrow (Thursday) at the office of National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir as planned, according to sources who told Walla. The head of the Operations Division and the head of the Operations Brigade are expected to arrive and present a brief update to the minister on the preparation plans. Commissioner Danny Levy will not attend; according to the sources, he requested not to come a week ago. The clarification follows a publication in Haaretz about the summoning of senior police officers to the minister's office days before the elections, and the criticism that arose within the law enforcement system over concerns of political exploitation of the police command. The National Security Ministry rejects the criticism and explains that this is a routine situational assessment discussion. Last week, the Commissioner held a broad election preparation discussion, at the end of which he emphasized that "the police are apolitical."