Security costs at Netanyahu's residences top $41 million, quaduple previous prime min

Israel's Prime Minister's Office paid 127,432,277 (about $41 million) shekels for security and protection projects at prime ministerial residences between 2023 and October 2026, during Benjamin Netanyahu's current term, more than four times the approximately 29 million shekels (about $9.4 million) paid in the preceding three years, according to newly disclosed government figures. The figures, released Wednesday by the Prime Minister's Office Freedom of Information Unit following a petition filed by the Givat Mordechai Community Association with the Jerusalem District Court, reveal a sharp increase in security spending at properties under the office's responsibility. The properties include the official prime ministerial residence on Balfour Street in Jerusalem, Netanyahu's private residence on Gaza Street in Jerusalem, which was designated an alternative official residence, and his private home in Caesarea.