The issue of leaks from the cabinet bothers the prime minister and quite a few of the participants in the discussions. The security cabinet is supposed to be the "holy of holies" of security discussions, and leaking from it is dangerous and changes military plans.
Since the beginning of the war, and in several cabinet meetings, details have been leaked to journalists, and the prime minister has assigned the chief of staff, Tzachi Braverman, to examine ways to deal with the matter.
The War Cabinet convenes in the Kirya // Roy Avraham / GPO
At a cabinet meeting on Wednesday evening, Netanyahu asked to deal with the issue urgently and assigned Braverman and National Security Council head Tzachi Hanegbi two tasks:
The first task is to examine whether it is legally possible to conduct a polygraph on cabinet ministers, a process that requires legislation in the Knesset.
The second task is to check whether information that has already been leaked including military measures will be prohibited from publication with the help of military censorship.
Wednesday's cabinet meeting was shorter than usual. Several ministers expressed displeasure with the fact that the meeting was conducted with long breaks, the prime minister went out to speak with President Biden, the chief of staff was not present, and ministers argued that even if the expanded cabinet meets only once a week, the discussion should be serious with significant and detailed reviews.
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