Netanyahu reportedly proposed having ministers who attend security meetings or receive briefings undergo a polygraph test.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his government is grappling with a “plague of leaks, Anadolu News Agency reported.
Speaking during a Cabinet meeting, Netanyahu reportedly proposed having ministers who attend security meetings or receive briefings undergo a polygraph test.
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“We have a plague of leaks and I am not willing to continue like this, which is why I directed the promotion of a law that everyone who sits in cabinets and security discussions, including the political and professional ranks — will undergo a polygraph,” Netanyahu added in statements cited by Israeli Channel 12.
Israeli media reported on Friday disputes between Israeli ministers and military officials during a Cabinet meeting.
“A meeting of top ministers intended to discuss planning for the next phases of Israel’s war against Hamas and the administration of Gaza after the war ended in a loud and angry dustup between ministers and military brass, (…) as right-wing lawmakers cried foul over plans for the army to probe its own mistakes,” The Times of Israel reported.
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Palestinian and international estimates say that the majority of those killed and wounded are women and children.
(PC, Anadolu)