National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir canceled his upcoming trip to the US due to difficulties obtaining a visa, Channel 12 reported on Monday.
The difficulties were reportedly related to the requirement to provide fingerprints to obtain a US visa, Channel 13's Suleiman Maswadeh reported.
Maswadeh noted that, as an Israeli minister traveling for diplomatic purposes, Ben-Gvir should have been traveling on a diplomatic visa and foregone the fingerprinting process.
Ben-Gvir's office released a statement on Monday, according to Channel 13, claiming that the purpose of the trip was in fact personal. The minister did not want to "exploit his status," and therefore decided to travel on a regular tourist visa.
This is a developing story.