'This is not a drama': Israeli agency had intel on illegal funds before election, failed to share it

The inquiry follows an order from Central Elections Committee (CEC) chairman Justice Noam Sohlberg, who received information from Shin Bet chief David Zini describing the suspicions as “extraordinary in its seriousness”. Qatar, however, has categorically denied interfering in Israel’s elections. Meanwhile, the investigation is not expected to delay the announcement of final results or prevent President Isaac Herzog from asking a party leader to begin forming a coalition.