Court extends detention of Shin Bet official involved in alleged classified leak

The Lod District Court extends the detention of a Shin Bet official held for leaking allegedly classified information to journalists and politicians about an investigation into “Kahanism” taking root among the police and an investigation into the October 7, 2023, massacre.

The official, named in Hebrew media only as “Aleph” as his name is barred from publication, will remain in custody until 2 p.m. tomorrow.

Aleph’s attorney maintains that his client believed it was in the public’s interest to know the information he is accused of leaking, and that the leak did not endanger Israel’s security.

Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli, the official who received the information, is present for Aleph’s hearing.