Israel's Attorney General is reportedly expected to decide against opening a criminal investigation into the leak of the timing of the opening of the war in Iran to Channel 12, according to a Ynet report. The decision hinges on whether the leak harmed Israeli security interests; the assessment is that it did not, contradicting the Shin Bet chief's position.
A single-source report from Ynet, indicates that Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara is expected to decide against authorizing a criminal investigation into the leak of the precise timing of the opening of the war in Iran to Channel 12 news. According to the report, the decision rests on whether the leak harmed Israel's security interests; the preliminary assessment is that it did not. This position reportedly contradicts the assessment of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, who argued that informing dozens of Channel 12 staff via their mobile phones of an imminent extraordinary event endangered pilots and could have tipped off Iranian intelligence, potentially compromising one of Israel's most sensitive military operations. The report frames three possible explanations: that the Attorney General is corrupt, that she is incompetent, or that the Shin Bet chief is mistaken. The claim is unverified and rests on a single source.
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