Gantz seeks investigation within the security institution
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Israeli media reports that Israeli security minister Benny Gantz has ordered an investigation into the recent leaks in the Israeli security and military establishment.
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Israeli Security Minister Benny Gantz
Israeli media reported on Friday that Israeli security minister Benny Gantz has ordered an investigation into the recent leaks from within closed discussions in the Israeli security and military establishment. He pointed out that they indicate “tensions between the minister’s office and the chief of staff’s office.”
And the Israeli Walla news website said that Gantz ordered, yesterday evening, the person responsible for security in the security and military establishment, to conduct an investigation into the recent leaks from within closed deliberations in the security and military establishment, as well as leaks about operational events, which indicated 'tensions between the minister's office and the office of the head of the IOF'."
The report added that Gantz said, in a statement, that the leaks "are taking place in a way that harms Israel's ambiguous policies," adding that "Gantz's decision came after messages conveyed to the Head of the IOF, Aviv Kochavi, and to Mossad chief David Barnea, to maintain ambiguity and avoid leaks that harm national security.”
The website indicated that "the request for an investigation came, among other things, after the publication of information on differences of opinion between the head of the Intelligence Division, Major General Aharon Haliva, and the head of the Mossad, on the subject of the nuclear agreement. The former supports the agreement and the latter opposes it."
The website stated that "security sources said that Gantz's decision to open an investigation came after senior officials in the security and military establishment raised concerns about leaks from secret meetings and discussions, and fears that their opinion would be leaked and published in the media, as happened in the confrontation between the head of the intelligence division and the head of the Mossad."
He pointed out that other information was leaked related to the head of the IOF’s visit to Egypt, the "drones operation in Iraq," and attacks related to "the battle between wars, through the use of accurate information," noting that all these matters prompted the Minister of security to order an investigation into the leaks.
