The expert in Israeli affairs, Dr. Ashraf Badr, said that the scandal of leaking and falsifying secret documents from the Prime Minister’s Office Benjamin Netanyahu It reflects a conflict between the military establishment and the political level.
He added that the military establishment was leaking to the media through those close to it that the war had exhausted its objectives and that there was no security need to retainPhiladelphia AxisWhile Netanyahu insisted on a different narrative, that controlling the axis was necessary to prevent the martyr’s escape Yahya Al-Sanwar And Israeli prisoners.
Badr explained that the case includes two main parts: the first relates to the leaking of classified security information, where medium-level intelligence information related to Sinwar was revealed, which may harm the intelligence source.
The second part relates to the political aspect of Netanyahu exploiting this information to justify his hardline position on the Philadelphia axis, which led to the explosion of the negotiations when they reached a decisive point in the proposal of last July 2.
Attempt to disavow
Badr pointed out that Netanyahu’s office initially tried to disavow the case and deny it five times, saying that none of his employees had been arrested, but photos of the main detainee accompanying Netanyahu in government meetings and visits to sensitive military sites revealed the falsity of this claim.
While Israeli media explained that some of those working for Netanyahu are not necessarily official employees in his office, and that the main detainee has been working with him for a year and a half, and he is Eli Ferdstein, spokesman for Netanyahu’s office, along with 3 other people from the security establishment.
Badr referred to the opposition leader’s statements Yair Lapid Leader of the State Camp party Benny Gantz In which they said, “The case is not limited to a mere suspicion of leaking documents, but rather extends to trading in state secrets for political ends.”
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They stressed that “the use of intelligence information without authorization requires a comprehensive investigation, considering that converting sensitive security information into a tool for political survival in power is not just a criminal crime, but rather a national crime.”
The political analyst pointed out that the case is being pursued by three main parties: the political opposition, the families of the prisoners, and the military establishment, which was filed through… Shin Bet device A request to investigate the case.
He explained that the Shin Bet has been following the case since July, when the Jewish Chronicle and Bild newspapers published the suspicious leaks.
Recruitment and fraud
According to investigations published by Israeli Channel 12, the defendants selectively leaked documents obtained by the occupation army from Gaza, while distorting their content by claiming that they belonged to the martyr Sinwar.
The publication of these leaks coincided with Netanyahu’s statements claiming that the Islamic Resistance Movement (agitation) It does not want an exchange deal and seeks to smuggle prisoners through the Philadelphia axis.
Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, quoting an Israeli security official, revealed the presence of an entire group in Netanyahu’s office working in secret and recruiting agents within the army, forging documents and publishing misleading news, with the aim of thwarting the exchange deal whenever the pressure on Netanyahu from the families of the prisoners to conclude it increases.
