Shin Bet Removes Xinhua-Linked Journalist from PM Netanyahu's Plane

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0300

Israel’s Shin Bet security service removed freelance journalist Nick Kolyohin from Prime Minister Netanyahu’s “Wing of Zion” aircraft on Tuesday morning, just before the plane departed for Washington. Kolyohin, who contributes to Xinhua — China’s state-run news agency — as well as the blacklisted Russian state outlet RT and the American right-wing channel Newsmax, had received prior approval from the Prime Minister’s Office to join the press corps covering the Netanyahu-Trump meeting.

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Shin Bet Removes Xinhua-Linked Journalist from PM Netanyahu's Plane