Published: 22 June 2021
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Report claims Netanyahu aides carried out destruction of documents; outgoing PM to vacate official residence by July 10; govt sets up inquiry into Mount Meron stampede
PM’s Office staff: ‘Significant’ paper shredding before Bennett arrival – report
Destruction of documents said to have been carried out by aides close to Netanyahu, not clerks or other employees, Channel 12 News reports
Netanyahu agrees with Bennett he’ll vacate PM’s official residence by July 10
Joint statement says no official meetings will be held at Balfour until new PM moves in, after Netanyahu met Nikki Haley
there a day after new government took office, hosted MKs
Bennett gov't establishes state commission of inquiry into Mount Meron stampede
Commission would investigate both the Mount Meron disaster that killed 45 people and whether to regulate or nationalize religious sites where mass events are held
Gantz orders fresh probe of submarine scandal after previous one floundered
Unclear if new investigation will win necessary government support; if approved, commission would be able to subpoena witnesses, have broader legal powers
Photo: Netanyahu and Bennett (AP)
