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Leaks Scandal – Israeli Attorney General Authorizes to Investigate Netanyahu

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Leaks Scandal – Israeli Attorney General Authorizes to Investigate Netanyahu

Leaks Scandal – Israeli Attorney General Authorizes to Investigate Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo: President of Ukraine, via Wikimedia Commons)

By Palestine Chronicle Team

The suspects arrested as part of the ongoing investigation include an Israeli army officer and a former spokesman for Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.

Israeli Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara has authorized authorities to investigate the leak of security documents at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office, Israeli media reported on Friday.

The security scandal comes as Netanyahu’s government faces a number of political and security problems crisesincluding dismissal defense chief Yoav Gallant, who ignited an important spark opposition and common protests in Israel.

The Hebrew newspaper Maariv said Baharav-Miara’s approval meant that investigative authorities were also allowed to investigate Netanyahu.

Maariv stated that the requirement for the Attorney General’s approval to investigate suspicions against a prime minister “derives from Article 17 of the Basic Government Code, which provides that no criminal investigation shall be initiated against the prime minister except with the consent of the Attorney General.” reported.

The report stated that according to the law, if the investigation develops in a way that ties the prime minister to security affairs, investigators must stop the investigation until permission to continue is received from the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office. After approval, investigators will be able to continue their investigations against the prime minister.

The Attorney General’s Office, as well as the police and Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security agency, declined to comment officially on the report, Maariv said.

Two Security Related Cases

The report stated that investigations into two security-related cases linked to Netanyahu’s office are currently ongoing; one of them involves the suspected leak of secret documents, the other involves a dubious attempt to change “protocols from the beginning of the war”.

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An Israeli officer became the fifth suspect arrested Israeli media in investigation into secret documents leaked from Netanyahu’s office reported Sunday. It was stated that another suspect taken into custody was a former prime minister’s spokesman.

‘Harm to national security’

Last Friday, an Israeli Magistrates Court judge partially lifted the gag order regarding the ongoing joint investigation by Shin Bet, police and military.

“The investigation began after serious suspicions emerged that Shin Bet and the IDF were illegally removing classified and sensitive intelligence information – including media broadcasts – from the IDF, which would seriously harm national security and impair Israel’s security.” The information sparked concerns that it would endanger Israel, the court said. Quoted As the Times of Israel said.

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Reportedly, “As a result, the defense units’ ability to achieve the goal of releasing hostages (held in Gaza) may have been impaired.”

The documents were claimed to have been written by Hamas and the Times of Israel. in questionand was later leaked to the German newspaper Bild and the London-based Jewish Chronicle.

Arrests and investigations continue explained It is considered arguably the “biggest scandal within the Israeli government” since the genocidal war on Gaza began in October last year.

Opposition criticized Netanyahu

Following initial reports of the scandal, opposition leaders criticized Netanyahu.

Yair Lapid, leader of the opposition Yesh Atid party, said in a post about X. in question “The incident at the prime minister’s office goes to the heart of the close relationship between the defense establishment and the prime minister and his deputies.”

Also Israeli National Rally Party leader Benny Gantz in question In an article about The Prime Minister is responsible for what happens in his office. “For better or for worse.”

Ongoing Genocide

Israel has faced international condemnation for its ongoing brutal assault on Gaza, in defiance of a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire.

Israel, which is currently on trial at the International Court of Justice for the crime of genocide against Palestinians, has been waging a devastating war in Gaza since October 7.

70 Percent of Gaza Victims Are Children and Women – UN Condemns Israel’s Unprecedented Level of Killing

According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, 43,508 Palestinians have been killed and 102,684 Palestinians have been injured to date.

Moreover, at least 11,000 unnamed people are estimated to have died under the rubble of their homes along the strip.

Israel says 1,200 soldiers and civilians were killed at Al-Aqsa Mosque on October 7. Israeli media published reports that day claiming that many Israelis were killed as a result of ‘friendly fire’.

Women and Children

Palestinian and international organizations say that the majority of those killed and injured are women and children.

The Israeli war led to a severe famine, mostly in northern Gaza, resulting in the deaths of many Palestinians, mostly children.

Israel’s aggression also resulted in the forced displacement of nearly two million people from across the Gaza Strip; The vast majority of those displaced were forced to go to the densely populated southern city of Rafah, near the Egyptian border, which has become Palestine’s largest city. Mass migration since the Nakba of 1948.

In the later stages of the war, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians began to migrate from the south towards the center of Gaza in search of permanent security.

(History of Palestine)

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