Spies and Lies: The Aide's Arrest Scorns Opinions

In Israel, police recently arrested a top aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Why? Some politicians say he leaked secret intel to foreign news outlets. The leaked news claimed Hamas was secretly planning to move hostages out of Gaza through Egypt. Critics believe this was done to block peace deals. Netanyahu’s office denies this, saying the aide never discussed security issues. Yet, some suspect the leaks were a scheme to sway the public against peace negotiations. Families of hostages have long accused Netanyahu of stopping these deals to avoid elections. Meanwhile, protests pushed for the release of the hostages. During all of this, newspapers published articles supporting the government's version of events. The military later said part of these stories was false and from old documents. Now, with a court gag order lifted, some are pointing fingers at Netanyahu’s office for alleged deception. Opposition leaders called this a major political failure.