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Netanyahu ally accused of leaking documents to derail hostage deal

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Israeli media has linked the leak to two articles that appeared in foreign outlets in early September .

The articles claimed to be based on internal Hamas documents that showed the Palestinian militant group had no intention of releasing the hostages it captured on Oct. 7 .

Netanyahu mentioned the Bild article in a cabinet meeting, using it to bolster his argument that a hostage agreement could be a “ Hamas trap” A former aide in Netanyahu ’s office is among five people who have been arrested.

Former Israeli Air and Missile Defense commander: Incident shows breakdown of trust between Israel 's military and civilian leadership.

Netanyahu 's office has downplayed Feldstein ’s role, stating that he never participated in security discussions.

Bild said in a statement that “we do not comment on our sources as a matter of principle,” but added that the IDF confirmed the authenticity of the documents.

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76

Informative language

72

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48

Article tone

semi-formal

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English

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65

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short-lived

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