Rigid security measures implemented by the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly bordered beyond decency as foreign journalists covering the Israeli leader complained of intrusive checks imposed on them.

In a statement issued by the Tel Aviv-based Foreign Press Association (FPA), the foreign media group revealed that three female correspondents covering Netanyahu were patted down by security personnel stationed at the prime minister's Jerusalem office.

Then, the FPA report said, the women reporters were led to a curtained portion of the Israeli leader's office building, where they were ordered by security officers to undress and remove their bras, which were then scanned by x-ray machines in full view of the public.

The FPA said that the incidents happened in two different occasions last week as the media group lambasted the Netanyahu's office for its "unnecessary, humiliating and counter-productive," security safeguards.

The group added that it "strongly condemns the continued harassment of journalists attending media events at the prime minister's office."

According to Agence France-Presse (AFP), one of the reporters works for them, who the news agency identified as Sara Hussein.

The FPA report quoted Hussein as saying that her experience during her visit to Netanyahu's office "as among the most humiliating in my life."

She also pointed out that her other assignments, which were considered as more high-profile, carried no such embarrassing incidents, one of which is covering the conference of presidents who were gathered at the White House.

Two of the complainants, the FPA said, opted not to divulge their names to the public but the media group stressed that all three were bent on pursuing the issue with the Israeli government.

Also, the media group disclosed that it will launch a consultation among its members "on whether the foreign media should no longer cover events at the PM's office as this is the only occasion where this type of incident occurs."

In a statement, Netanyahu's office said that "we are aware of the concerns and we are looking into the matter."