Senior Israeli security sources said three advisers to Prime Minister Netanyahu are suspected of leaking classified, high-level discussions about Egypt to Qatar. The sources said the leaked material — drawn from Israeli military and intelligence assessments between March and May 2024 on whether Egyptian deployments in the Sinai violate the Israel‑Egypt peace treaty — was used by Qatar in media campaigns to discredit Egypt and to shift public pressure and leverage over mediation, reportedly to ga

2026-08-09

Senior Israeli security sources said three advisers to Prime Minister Netanyahu are suspected of leaking classified, high-level discussions about Egypt to Qatar. The sources said the leaked material — drawn from Israeli military and intelligence assessments between March and May 2024 on whether Egyptian deployments in the Sinai violate the Israel‑Egypt peace treaty — was used by Qatar in media campaigns to discredit Egypt and to shift public pressure and leverage over mediation, reportedly to gain control of negotiations on the release of detainees in Gaza.