חוק הסמכת צבא הגנה לישראל ושירות הביטחון הכללי לביצוע חדירה לחומר מחשב המשמש להפעלת מצלמה נייחת ופעולה בו (הוראת שעה – חרבות ברזל) (תיקון מס' 5), התשפ"ו-2025Law Authorizing the Israel Defense Forces and the General Security Service to Penetrate Computer Material Used for Operating a Fixed Camera and Act Therein (temporary provision - Swords of Iron) (Amendment No. 5), 2025 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

The Law Authorizing the Israel Defense Forces and the Israel Security Agency to Penetrate Computer Material Used to Operate a Fixed Camera and to Act Therein (Temporary Provision), 2023, authorizes the IDF and the Israel Security Agency to penetrate computers operating fixed security cameras and perform actions therein, with the aim of thwarting and preventing enemy elements from accessing visual information. The powers are exercised subject to oversight mechanisms, including an obligation to use the least harmful means for the shortest time required, a prohibition on using or retaining information about a person's private affairs, and a duty to report periodically to the Subcommittee for Intelligence and Secret Services of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. Now, as part of Amendment No. 5 to the Law, the validity of the temporary provision has been extended for an additional year, so that it will remain in effect until 31 December 2026. The amendment severs the powers from their connection to significant military operations, so that they will continue to remain in effect even in routine times, and accordingly the words "Swords of Iron" were deleted from the name of the Law. In addition, the grounds for exercising the powers were narrowed: the IDF's authority was defined as being exercised only for the purpose of maintaining the continuity of its operational functioning, while the Israel Security Agency's authority was defined in accordance with its specific designations under the law, including thwarting and preventing activity that harms state security or the order of governance, and securing people, information, and places designated by the Government. In addition, the option that previously existed in the Law to extend its validity by order of the Minister of Defense was canceled.

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