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The Israeli attorney general’s office said Thursday that it would indict a senior adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of “transmitting classified information with the intent to harm state security.”The case concerns the leak of a classified document regarding the war in Gaza to German newspaper Bild in 2024, in violation of military censorship.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.In a letter addressed to the lawyers of Netanyahu aide Yonatan Urich, the attorney general said an indictment would be filed with a Tel Aviv court.In addition to “transmitting classified information with the intent to harm state security,” the charges include possession and transmission of classified information, and destruction of evidence, according to a copy of the document seen by AFP.The leaked document reportedly aimed to support Netanyahu’s claim that Hamas was not interested in a ceasefire deal and that hostages captured by Palestinian
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