Police officers detained for questioning people who intended to livestream possible missile attacks on the port of Haifa, says a police spokesman.
According to the Israel Police, officers from the Haifa station received a report of people setting up cameras on a hotel balcony aimed at the Haifa port intending to broadcast possible attacks.
The photographers were taken for questioning and their equipment was seized, police say, with details also passed on to the Shin Bet.
Iran has said that the Haifa port is a major target, and last night its missiles struck the Bazan oil refinery, causing damage that shut it down and killing three people.
The IDF censor forbids live broadcasting of direct interceptions or missile impacts on the ground for security reasons.
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