Police have launched an investigation after former chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef reported that a man approached him seeking religious approval to kill Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara. The incident was brought to the attention of authorities by Religious Affairs Ministry director general Yehuda Avidan, who warned that the threat appeared concrete and could endanger Baharav-Miara's life. Law enforcement discovered a letter near a Jerusalem home containing an explicit threat against a public official, prompting further scrutiny.

Attorney General Baharav-Miara has been at the center of controversy, particularly among ultra-Orthodox leaders, due to her decisions on daycare subsidies and military enlistment for yeshiva students. The probe reflects heightened tensions surrounding her policies and the reactions from various segments of society.