Israeli court summons Netanyahu's son for illegally obtaining diplomatic passport

An Israeli court has decided to summon Yair Netanyahu, the son of the Israeli Prime Minister, to testify in the diplomatic passports case.

According to Hebrew media, police are investigating whether the Foreign Ministry, headed by Eli Cohen, issued diplomatic passports to those who were not entitled to them, including the Prime Minister's son.

Separately, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara stressed the need to prevent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from appointing the next head of the Shin Bet security service, arguing that he has a conflict of interest due to the ongoing corruption investigations into his aides.

In a memorandum submitted to the Supreme Court last week, Baharav-Miara wrote that Netanyahu's decision to dismiss former Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar—a move the court deemed illegal last month—could not be separated from the decision to appoint his successor, and that these actions could constitute "undue influence on the investigations."