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Shin Bet Opens Investigation Into Alleged Wartime Intelligence Leak
The Israel Security Agency has begun an internal probe after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directed it to examine how details about the start date of Operation Roaring Lion reached an unnamed media outlet. The agency determined that questioning would be limited to defense personnel and therefore did not require Attorney General approval.
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The Israel Security Agency has opened an investigation into the alleged disclosure of the start date of Operation Roaring Lion to an unnamed media outlet. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the probe on the recommendation of security officials. The directive focuses on identifying the source of the information within the defense establishment.
Agency officials stated that the investigation will be confined to members of the defense establishment. The same statement noted that the probe is intended to determine how operational details reached the media.
Lion is a military operation whose start date was reportedly shared with an unnamed outlet. The agency has not released additional details about the timing or scope of the investigation.
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