The Prime Minister’s Office intends to use several apartments located near Gaza Street in Jerusalem, where Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara live, for the ongoing operation of the Netanyahu family home. This was reported by the political reporter of ‘News 13’, Moriah Asraf Walberg.
Let us remind you that for over a year the house on Balfour Street, which is supposed to serve as the official residence of the Prime Minister of Israel, has been undergoing renovations due to the Shin Bet’s demand to make security adjustments to it. Therefore, since the house on Gaza Street cannot meet the needs of the Netanyahu couple, in addition to services That the Prime Minister’s Office is having difficulty providing for two in a house on Gaza Street – requires the office to make use of additional properties nearby.
The people who will use the additional apartments are the Prime Minister’s Office personnel as well as Netanyahu himself who will use them for meetings, cooking meals for the Netanyahu family and also – ongoing operation of the temporary residence on Gaza Street. A political source claimed that, “The decision to use additional apartments near Gaza Street stems from a lack of progress in renovation The official residence on Balfour Street.”
The Prime Minister’s Office stated in response to the report: “The security forces intend to rent apartments near the Prime Minister’s house on Gaza St. for their needs. The ministry intends to use the existing security apartments in the area of the official residence on Balfour St. for operational purposes, since the property on Gaza Street cannot include All the functional needs required for the functioning of an official residence as provided in the official residence on Balfour St.”