Why did Netanyah tape on his phone cameras?

A picture of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, where he looks on the phone, has prompted a wave of questions and speculation online, as his phone camera was covered with red tape. According to reports, the picture was taken at a underground park in Jerusalem's Knesset, where Netanyah looked [...]
According to reports, the picture was taken at an underground parking lot in Jerusalem's Knesse (parliament), where Netanyah looked on the phone, which was covered by lens and camera sensors with a thick red tape, reports media.
Experts and online voices suggest that coverage of the tape camera is a measure of security used in limited government areas to prevent unauthorized recording of sensitive information ʹ that means that it physically closes camera lenses so that no one can film or capture images from the device.
Such “variations evident for manipulation” are created that any attempt to remove the tape is to give visible evidence by implementing strict rules of the ban on photographing in high-security environments.
Netanyah's mobile phone camera ran with tape Pic.twitter. com/Rvp2x4 KKTF
(@ GlobeOobserver) January 26, 2026
Some praise his care, while others criticise the irony that a leader of one of the most advanced technologically felt obliged to use tape for his privacy.
“Why did Netanyah tape his phone cameras?”
Questions were also raised on the Internet about the type of telephone Netanyahu using some suggestions that it may be an iPhone, but this detail remains part of speculation and debate. /Periscope/












