Sara Netanyahu: renovate our homes even if Bibi loses office

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's family is demanding that security and renovation work at their private residences continue even if Netanyahu leaves office, Channel 13 reported Wednesday evening. If approved, the demand would cost the state tens of millions of shekels.

Security upgrades and renovations at the Netanyahu family's private homes have been underway for several years. The family is now seeking to ensure the work continues regardless of any change in government.

To advance the demand, the Netanyahu family has urgently approached the ministerial committee on Shin Bet affairs, the body to which the request for continued work was submitted.

Channel 13 reported that sources familiar with the matter identified two officials advancing the request on behalf of the Prime Minister's wife, Sara Netanyahu.

According to those sources, the effort is being led by Chief of Staff Ido Norden, alongside Dorit Steinmetz, Deputy Director-General of the Prime Minister's Office.

The financial implications of the demand could be substantial. According to the report, if the request to continue security and renovation work after Netanyahu ceases to serve as Prime Minister is approved, the cost to the state is estimated at tens of millions of shekels.

However, according to the details published, the demand has at this stage been submitted to the ministerial committee on Shin Bet affairs, and is not yet an approved decision. It was not reported that the committee has authorized the continuation of the work or its funding after the end of Netanyahu's tenure.

The report comes against the backdrop of the possibility of a change in government, with the Netanyahu family seeking to secure the continuation of work at the private residences regardless of whether the Prime Minister remains in office.

The Prime Minister's Office did not respond to the report.