Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly ordered Shin Bet director David Zini to launch an investigation into Channel 12, according to a report. The directive escalates a months-long controversy over the leak of classified operational details to the network.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered Shin Bet director David Zini to investigate Channel 12, a report says. The order comes amid an ongoing controversy over the leak of classified operational details to the network. As The Zioneer has reported, the affair has seen sharp exchanges between the government and the Shin Bet. On June 29, Zini rebuffed security cabinet ministers who demanded an investigation into the leak, saying there was no lead to pursue. The same day, commentator Yaakov Bardugo alleged that the Shin Bet had not yet acted on an earlier order from the prime minister. Netanyahu's latest directive marks a direct intervention in the matter, raising questions about the relationship between the political echelon and the security agency.
2 developments
- StrongShin Bet chief requests investigation into leak allegations to journalists after ministers' demand
- DevelopingShin Bet responds to i24NEWS: Leak probe opened long before Zini-Bardugo meeting
- DevelopingTehran and Washington sign MOU, Amichai Stein reports
- DevelopingYaakov Bardugo: Shin Bet still hasn't probed Channel 12 leak despite PM's direct order
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