Israel security agency files complaint over TV report that Netanyahu visited UAE

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Israel’s domestic security agency filed a complaint seeking prosecution of Channel 12 over its report that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the United Arab Emirates. Netanyahu’s office acknowledged the trip but did not confirm its destination, citing a serious alleged breach of military censorship.

Israel’s domestic security service filed a complaint against a television channel that reported Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the UAE, his office said on Monday, the government’s first acknowledgement of the trip despite not naming the destination. “This evening the Shin Bet filed a complaint with the Chief Military Censor, demanding that Channel 12 be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law following a severe censorship violation,” read a statement from Netanyahu’s office, which...