Police arrest Netanyahu aide as opponents accuse him of leaking intelligence to thwart Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal

[orangecrush]

Source: CNN

Israeli police have arrested a top aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over allegedly leaking classified information to foreign media.

Opposition leaders say the intelligence was “faked,” and part of a ruse to thwart a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza.

The investigation centers on allegations that the prime minister’s office promoted to foreign media the claim that Hamas was planning on smuggling hostages out of Gaza over the Egyptian border and creating divisions in Israeli society to pressure Netanyahu into a hostage release and ceasefire deal.



Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/04/middleeast/police-arrest-netanyahu-aide-intl/index.html

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"A spokesperson for Netanyahu denied that there have been leaks from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), and that the “person in question never participated in security-related discussions,” apparently referring to Feldstein."

[JohnSJ]

1. and Rep Tlaib refuses to endorse VP Harris, because that helps who again?

[iemanja]

11. She needs to lose her committee assignments. nt

[louis-t]

2. I still say the orange fake jesus gave Russia the intel

that showed gaps in Israeli security and lead to Israel being attacked.

[msfiddlestix]

3. That's an interesting statement. When there's time I'd be interested in hearing details on your theory.

[louis-t]

5. It is known that he shared some kind of intel with a Russian.

It is possible that that same Russian gave the intel to Hezbollah. Not too hard to connect the dots.

[msfiddlestix]

6. Do you think we'll ever see this confirmed? or the details of the intel "stuff" he gave or sold to Russia?

I feel like we're never going to see this released to the public, but we should.

[Israeli]

4. Five arrested now

here is a timeline :

https://www.timesofisrael.com/leak-case-timeline-shows-foreign-reports-dovetailed-with-pms-claims-against-hostage-deal/

more info here : https://democraticunderground.com/1134141670

[orangecrush]

7. Thank you

I wonder if they are going to take Netanyahu down?

[Israeli]

8. Who ??

The opposition?

The protesters on the streets would love to tho especially the hostage families who
are extremely angry right now .

See : https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/hostage-families-pms-aides-acted-to-carry-out-one-of-the-greatest-frauds-in-israeli-history/

“The (hostage) families demand an investigation against all those suspected of sabotage and undermining state security,” the forum says in a statement.

“Such actions, especially during wartime, endanger the hostages, jeopardize their chances of return and abandon them to the risk of being killed by Hamas terrorists.”

The forum represents most of the families of the 101 hostages still held in Gaza.

“The suspicions suggest that individuals associated with the prime minister acted to carry out one of the greatest frauds in the country’s history,” the forum says.

“This is a moral low point like no other. It is a severe blow to the remaining trust between the government and its citizens.”

[orangecrush]

10. I don't blame them

The families, that is.

[maxsolomon]

9. So... Netanyahu's rightist coalition partners leaked disinformation to the press to scuttle Ceasefire talks?

I don't know if I have that right.