Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityThe request, to be submitted for approval by a government committee, seeks to define the scope of security for family members for a relatively long period, regardless of whether the threat level justifies its continuation over timeShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJonathan Lis02:31 PM • July 14 2026 IDTPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is working to extend Shin Bet security protection for his wife and children for an additional five years in the event he loses the upcoming election and his family ceases to be entitled to protection from the security service under the law.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Benjamin NetanyahuShin BetIsrael Elections 2026Israeli politicsYair NetanyahuSara NetanyahuCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsIranMahmoud AhmadinejadLindsey GrahamRo KhannaGazaIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNetanyahu Seeks Five-year Shin Bet Protection for Family if He Loses ElectionAs Strikes on Iran Renew, Parked U.S. Refuelers Jam Israel's Ben-Gurion AirportAmerican Jews Need New Alliances to Fight Rising AntisemitismGerman MPs Join Global Pressure on Israel Over Jailed Gaza Doctor Abu SafiyaFrom 1948 to October 7: The ultra-Orthodox Draft Remains Israel's Fault LineRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIInside the Mossad Plot to Install Ahmadinejad as Iran's LeaderThe Original Tradwives of Ancient RomeMade in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding IsraelEgypt Lost the World Cup. But Was the Referee Really Jewish?Inside the German pro-Israel Lobby's Campaign to Defund UNRWARo Khanna, U.S. Lawmaker & Israel Critic, Says West Bank Settlers 'Detained' Him