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Israel's Shin Bet said suspected foreign influence operations may involve thousands of people, according to Ynetnews, but officials declined to provide evidence. The agency's position shifted days after Shin Bet chief David Zini stood alongside a judge who ruled the investigation would not affect election results. Zini had sought to question Arab politicians Mansour Abbas, Ahmad Tibi and Sami Abu Shehadeh over suspected Qatar- and Turkey-linked funding, while the attorney general demanded evidence and opposed sweeping security powers.