Transportation Minister Miri Regev’s driver hit and lightly injured Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s security guard after Regev told him to keep driving and refused to stop for a security check, according to Israeli media.
וכאן, אחרי טלפון מרגב, גלנט בא לפתור את האירוע pic.twitter.com/xvAntKn5M5
— עמית סגל Amit Segal (@amit_segal) September 5, 2023
In dashcam footage from the incident, Regev could be heard shouting “drive!” while the driver told her to calm down and warned “I can’t drive, I’ll run [them] over.”
After an extended argument and a gathering of people outside the vehicle, Gallant arrived at the scene and the car was allowed to continue driving shortly afterwards.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen sitting with his face in his hands next to Transportation Minister Miri Regev in the Knesset plenum in Jerusalem, on February 20, 2023. (credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)After they drove away, the driver stated that he’s not scared of the accusation about him driving over the guard’s leg, noting that he has a dashboard camera. Regev responded by calling the guard an “idiot.”
עימות אתמול בכניסה לבסיס תל השומר בין נהגה של השרה רגב למאבטח שב”כ של השר גלנט:טענות לנסיון דריסה, חסימת רגב, ודחיפות מול חיילים שניסו להפריד.שב”כ: “רגב סירבה להישמע להוראות האבטחה ונהגה פגע באחד המאבטחים”.המשטרה פתחה בחקירה ובודקת תיעוד חלקי מהאירוע:https://t.co/CzLnv7YJcB pic.twitter.com/gfTwDI43rH
— יואב זיתון (@yoavzitun) September 5, 2023
After the incident, the car could be seen entering the complex as the guard moved away from the vehicle.
Regev’s office told Maariv that “A security guard of 730 (the Shin Bet’s Close Protection Unit) acted out and behaved violently towards the driver of the minister. He decided on his own that the minister would not enter, only after an intervention and certificates he moved aside in anger. The minister turned to the head of the Shin Bet and asked to investigate the violent incident of the security guard towards the driver. Contrary to what was said, the security guard was not injured.”
Shin Bet rejects claims made by Regev’s office
A source in the Shin Bet told Walla that “When the transportation minister arrived at the event with the participation of security personnel, the driver of the minister refused to obey the instructions of the security forces operating at the scene, and continued his journey while injuring the leg of one of the security guards.”
“This incident, like every incident, will be investigated by the security forces. The Shin Bet rejects the allegations of violent action by the security guard, regrets the incident, and will continue to act professionally and statefully in order to fulfill its mission and duties.”
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