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Hostage families: PM’s aides acted to carry out one of the greatest frauds in Israeli history
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The Hostage Families Forum calls for an investigation into the alleged leak of confidential documents by an ex-aide to Israel’s premier, which may have undermined efforts to secure the release of their family members taken captive by on October 7.
A court announced Sunday that Eli Feldstein, a former aide to Benjamin Netanyahu, had been detained along with several others for allegedly leaking documents to foreign media. The case has prompted the opposition to question whether Netanyahu was involved in the leak — an allegation denied by his office.
“The (hostage) families demand an investigation against all those suspected of sabotage and undermining state security,” the forum says in a statement.
“Such actions, especially during wartime, endanger the hostages, jeopardize their chances of return and abandon them to the risk of being killed by Hamas terrorists.”
The forum represents most of the families of the 101 hostages still held in Gaza.
“The suspicions suggest that individuals associated with the prime minister acted to carry out one of the greatest frauds in the country’s history,” the forum says.
“This is a moral low point like no other. It is a severe blow to the remaining trust between the government and its citizens.”
The Times of Israel Community.