In Israel, an aide to Netanyahu has been arrested on suspicion of leaking classified information.
The police in Israel detained one of the senior aides to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu until November 7 on suspicion of leaking classified information to foreign media. This was reported by CNN, as noted by UNN.
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Opposition leaders claim that the intelligence data in question was "fabricated." It is alleged that this information was part of a plan aimed at undermining the ceasefire agreement and the release of hostages in the Gaza Strip.
The suspected leak of information formed the basis of two articles published in September: one in the Jewish Chronicle in the UK and another in the German Bild. Both articles cited sources within Israeli intelligence and supported a narrative that Netanyahu was promoting at the time.
These articles were published during negotiations for a ceasefire and the release of hostages, coinciding with thousands of Israelis demonstrating almost daily, urging the government to reach an agreement with Hamas and bring Israeli hostages home.
According to court documents referenced by CNN, one of the suspects in the case is Eliezer Feldstein, who previously worked in the press office of the Israel Defense Forces. In December 2022, he became Netanyahu's aide for working with military correspondents.
The publication notes that Netanyahu's spokesperson denied any leaks from the Prime Minister's office and stated that "the individual in question has never participated in discussions related to security," likely referring to Feldstein. The office also downplayed the possibility that the leak affected negotiations with Hamas regarding the release of hostages from Gaza, calling such claims "ridiculous."