A member of the United States Secret Service was reportedly involved in a “physical altercation” while working in Israel and was sent back to the United States ahead of President Biden’s trip to Israel. A Secret Service spokesman told Fox News that the agency learned Monday that an employee in Israel was allegedly involved in a “physical encounter” and was briefly detained by Israeli police and returned to the United States. The Secret Service agent’s access to the agency’s systems and facilities has been suspended pending further investigation, according to the spokesman. “Late Monday, the United States Secret Service was notified that an agency employee working in Israel was allegedly involved in a physical encounter. The employee was briefly detained and questioned by Israeli police, who released him without charge. The employee returned to the United States Per agency protocol, his access to Secret Service systems and facilities has been suspended pending further investigation,” the spokesperson told Fox News. ISRAEL’S BEN GURION AIRPORT WELCOME BIDEN, AIR FORCE ONE ON ARRIVAL A police car of the uniform division of the US Secret Service is parked in front of the White House in Washington, April 21, 2022. (Photo by Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) (Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Further details of the incident have not been released. The incident comes just days before Biden arrives in Israel on Wednesday, beginning his first trip to the Middle East as President. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP President Joe Biden speaks during an arrival ceremony after arriving at Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday July 13 in Tel Aviv, Israel. (AP/Evan Vucci) “Generation after generation, this connection grows. We invest in each other. We dream together,” Biden said upon his arrival in Israel. “We reaffirmed the unwavering commitment of the United States to Israel’s security, including working with Israel on the world’s most advanced defense systems.” Adam Sabes is a writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to [email protected] and on Twitter @asabes10.
