{"id":2364067,"date":"2024-11-04T20:33:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T01:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-aide-accused-of-leaking-classified-ceasefire-documents-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-04T20:35:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T01:35:40","slug":"netanyahu-aide-accused-of-leaking-classified-ceasefire-documents-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-aide-accused-of-leaking-classified-ceasefire-documents-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu aide accused of leaking classified ceasefire documents &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnetanyahu-aide-accused-of-leaking-classified-ceasefire-documents-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2364067&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An aide to Israeli \u200bPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been arrested as part\u200c of \u2062an investigation into \u2063the \u2063alleged leaking of \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/giuliani-president-trump-should-declassify-more-documents\/\" title=\"Giuliani: President Trump should declassify more documents\">classified documents related<\/a>\u2062 to a ceasefire deal\u200c with Hamas. \u200cThe aide, identified as Eliezer Feldstein, who joined Netanyahu&#8217;s office\u2063 as a spokesman \u2062last\u2063 year, is suspected of\u200b leaking \u200dinformation that critics argue may have been intended to sabotage negotiations for a hostages deal and extend the ongoing \u200dconflict for political gain.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">leaked documents reportedly provided support<\/a> for Netanyahu&#8217;s tougher stance in negotiations. Opposition \u200bvoices have accused \u200dhim of using fabricated intelligence to \u200bjustify delays in a \u200cceasefire \u200dand the release \u2064of hostages. The situation escalated following a series of media \u2063reports suggesting that it was \u200cpertinent for\u200b Israeli forces to maintain control over the Philadelphi Corridor, \u200ba vital \u200barea along the Gaza-Egyptian border.<\/p>\n<p>This controversy has raised significant questions about Netanyahu&#8217;s involvement and the implications of the leaks on national security. Opposition leader Yair\u2064 Lapid has publicly condemned the actions, \u2062suggesting that if Netanyahu was aware of these\u2064 activities, he could be implicated in\u2062 severe security violations.<\/p>\n<p>this incident highlights the tension surrounding the Israeli\u2062 government&#8217;s approach \u200cto the Gaza\u2062 conflict and the complexities involved in ceasefire negotiations with Hamas.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Netanyahu aide accused of leaking classified ceasefire documents<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1870877\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>An aide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Israeli<\/a> Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> has been named as a primary suspect in an investigation to determine who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tuesday-afternoon-update-shooting-at-d-c-funeral-home-classified-docs-update-trump-has-more-legal-drama\/\" title=\"Tuesday Afternoon Update: Shooting At D.C. Funeral Home, Classified Docs Update, Trump Has More Legal Drama\">leaked classified documents<\/a> to foreign media regarding a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3210896\/us-final-israel-hamas-ceasefire-push-election-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ceasefire<\/a> deal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The documents that were leaked, the veracity of which have been called into question, supported Netanyahu&rsquo;s case to add a tougher condition to Israel&rsquo;s stance in negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage deal with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washigntonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hamas<\/a>. Critics of Netanyahu have accused him of sabotaging a deal and prolonging the war for political reasons.<\/p>\n<p>An Israeli court partially lifted a gag order on Sunday, which identified Eliezer Feldstein as a suspect. Feldstein was hired last year to work as a spokesman in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-host-netanyahu-at-mar-a-lago-when-israeli-leader-comes-to-us-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump to host Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago when Israeli leader comes to US - Washington Examiner\">prime minister&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s office. Three other suspects in the case have not been named publicly.<\/p>\n<p>This issue dates back to early September. A day after Israel announced that it had recovered the bodies of six hostages in Gaza, Netanyahu presented his demands for a ceasefire deal, which included a new provision &mdash; continued control of the Philadelphi Corridor, which is the strip of land along the Gaza-Egyptian border.<\/p>\n<p>He argued that leaving the border could allow Hamas to smuggle senior leaders and hostages from Gaza to Egypt underground, and Netanyahu displayed a handwritten document in Arabic that he attributed to high-ranking Hamas members, which he claimed was found by Israeli forces in January.<\/p>\n<p>Days later, the <em>Jewish Chronicle<\/em>, the British paper, published an article from a freelance journalist. In it, he reported that Israeli intelligence showed that now-slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was preparing to flee Gaza by sneaking through the Philadelphi Corridor. The Israeli military said it could not corroborate the report, and the <em>Jewish Chronicle<\/em> later removed the story and others from the reporter.<\/p>\n<p>A day later, the German outlet <em>Bild<\/em>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bild.de\/politik\/inland\/bild-exklusiv-zum-schaudern-das-plant-der-hamas-chef-mit-den-geiseln-66d98503c0fd674dd9f5d092\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">published an article<\/a>&nbsp;it said was based on a Hamas document detailing its strategy to inflict psychological warfare against Israel, including not reaching a deal to end the war.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu&rsquo;s critics have alleged that his office leaked fake intelligence to bolster his perspective on holding off on making a hostage deal.<\/p>\n<p>Opposition leader Yair Lapid on Sunday accused the prime minister&rsquo;s office of leaking &ldquo;faked secret documents to torpedo the possibility of a hostage deal &mdash; to shape a public opinion influence operation against the hostages&rsquo; families.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If Netanyahu knew, he is complicit in one of the most serious security offenses in the law book,&rdquo; Lapid stated. &ldquo;If he did not know that his close aides were stealing documents, operating spies within the IDF, forging documents, exposing intelligence sources, and passing secret documents to foreign newspapers in order to stop the hostage deal, what does he know?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu&rsquo;s office has denied leaking information.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hamas is still holding about 100 hostages, whom they kidnapped over a year ago, and they, too, have refused to make concessions to get to a ceasefire deal. Hamas kidnapped about 250 people during the attack, about one-half of whom were released during a weeklong ceasefire deal in late November 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-election-campaign-live-updates-harris-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 ELECTIONS LIVE UPDATES: LATEST NEWS ON THE TRUMP-HARRIS PRESIDENTIAL RACE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hamas has not released any hostages since the ceasefire deal, though Israeli forces have rescued some and killed a couple of hostages during attempted rescue missions.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli forces killed Sinwar in early October, and U.S. officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3210896\/us-final-israel-hamas-ceasefire-push-election-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">expressed<\/a> optimism for a possible ceasefire agreement if his successor was more willing to make a deal. It&rsquo;s unclear whether a deal will happen, though Sinwar&rsquo;s death at least brought the negotiating parties back to the mediating countries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1870877\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1870877\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netanyahu aide suspected of leaking classified ceasefire documents<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2671,"featured_media":2364068,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/benjamin-netanyahu-israel-usa.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5769,13427,32575,3654,6524],"class_list":["post-2364067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-aide","tag-ceasefire","tag-classified-documents","tag-leak","tag-netanyahu"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/benjamin-netanyahu-israel-usa.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2364067"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364067\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2364071,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364067\/revisions\/2364071"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2364068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2364067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2364067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2364067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}