The police and the Shin Bet have requested that three suspects detained on suspicion of firing flares in the vicinity of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s home in Caesarea be held for 12 days, Channel 12 reports.
Hebrew media reported that the three people arrested over the incident are prominent members of the anti-government protest movement.
The Israel Police’s Lahav 433 major crimes unit and the Shin Bet are investigating the incident, which came during weekly Saturday evening protests against the government and in support of a deal to free the hostages being held in Gaza by the Hamas terror group.
Video posted to social media by a reporter from the Kan public broadcaster apparently showed that the flares were fired into the air above the premier’s home, rather than toward it. One of the flares appeared to malfunction and fell to the ground near the premier’s home while still lit.
No damage was reported in the incident and a joint statement from the security bodies noted that Netanyahu and his family were not home at the time.
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