Sara Netanyahu, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife, is pushing officials in the National Security Council and the Shin Bet domestic security agency to extend the security detail for her and her two sons for the next five years, Hebrew media reported Monday.

Channel 12 and the Ynet news site said Netanyahu wants the decision to go into effect immediately, regardless of the results of the upcoming elections.

The prime minister’s coalition is currently projected by polls to fall below the necessary 61 seats to form a government, though it also remains unclear whether the opposition has a path toward forming one.

The NSC and the Shin Bet both refrained from offering their professional position on the matter for weeks, according to the outlets. Though they recognize the seriousness of potential threats, according to two sources, officials see no reason to decide now on security arrangements for the next five years.

Channel 12 reported that the Ministerial Committee for Shin Bet Affairs had been set to meet Tuesday to discuss the request, though that meeting was delayed.

It said the domestic intelligence agency will likely agree to extend protection for the time being, without committing to a specific........

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