Netanyahu's aide is on trial: The accusation is 'endangering national security'.

In the investigation regarding the "leak of classified documents" in Israel, the indictment against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's assistant Eliezer Feldstein, who was detained, has been completed.

In a statement from the prosecution, it was announced that Feldstein, the main suspect in the leak of classified documents, is accused of "disclosing classified information with the intent to endanger national security."

According to the statement, the indictment against Feldstein was prepared on charges of directly stealing highly classified and sensitive information, including raw intelligence data from the Israeli Military Intelligence Directorate (Aman). It was noted that the information in question was "published by a foreign media organization after the Israeli military censorship explicitly prohibited its publication."

AN ISRAELI INTELLIGENCE OFFICER IS ALSO ACCUSED

Additionally, the statement included that "this action was carried out with the knowledge of the defendant Eliezer Feldstein and aimed to influence the public discourse in Israel regarding the handling of the hostage situation." The charges against Feldstein include the disclosure of classified information, the disclosure of classified information with the intent to harm state security, possession of classified information, and misleading justice.

As part of the investigation, it was recorded that, in addition to Feldstein, an unnamed Israeli intelligence officer is also accused of theft, disclosing classified information, and misleading justice.

WHAT HAPPENED?

In the investigation regarding the incident, five people, including Eliezer Feldstein, one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's assistants, were detained. It was understood that documents allegedly belonging to Hamas, which had been tampered with, were leaked to the foreign press by the Prime Minister's Office to manipulate public opinion. The documents leaked to the foreign press were published in the German Bild and the UK-based Jewish Chronicle newspapers.

According to a report by the Jewish Chronicle based on the documents, it was alleged that Yahya Sinwar planned to escape with Israeli captives through Egypt.

According to the report in Bild, the documents seized by Israeli forces in Gaza indicated that Hamas planned to prolong prisoner exchanges and ceasefire negotiations as a psychological warfare tactic.

Israeli media commented that the incident had caused "great concern and anger within the Israeli security organization and that this was expected to escalate tensions between Netanyahu, his close associates, and military officials."