At a time nationwide protests were slamming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the murder of six hostages in the Gaza Strip, an aide leaked secret documents to plant stories in the press to influence public opinion in favour of the prime minister, according to court documents An aide of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaked secret documents to influence …
CNN — An aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is alleged to have leaked classified information to foreign press in the hopes of influencing public opinion on hostage negotiations, according to a court release published Sunday. According to the magistrate’s court of Rishon Lezion, the leak began when a non-commissioned officer in the Israeli military reserves took a “highly …