Israeli officials got bulletproof vests. Ministers arriving for Sunday’s Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem were taken aside to be measured for body armor, care of the Shin Bet. According to security sources, the precaution is necessary given intelligence warnings that far-right activists may try to assassinate top officials in a bid to halt the upcoming Gaza Strip withdrawal.
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