Scandal about alleged disclosure of classified military information to two news outlets may yet widen
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is known to be both image-obsessed and anxious to stay in office, which he sees as the best way of avoiding prosecution for longstanding corruption charges, which he denies.
He has been accused, at home and abroad, of stalling on a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza to appease his far-right coalition partners, who could collapse his government. It is also alleged that the prime minister is willing to prolong and expand Israel’s military engagements in the region in order to put off accountability for the intelligence and security failures of 7 October 2023.
