The Israeli police announced the arrest of 3 Israelis on charges of publishing confidential information on the Internet.

In a joint written statement with the Shin Bet army and security forces, the Israeli police said that “a joint investigation by the Israeli police, the Israeli army and the General Security Service has been completed against a number of suspects, civilians and soldiers, on suspicion of having committed offenses the essence of which is to disseminate information , classified.” She added: “An investigation began a few weeks ago following social media posts that were discovered by the General Security Agency, which raised suspicions that secrets had been leaked.”

She pointed out that “in recent weeks, a joint investigation has been carried out by the Israeli police, the Central Special Investigation Unit of the Military Police Investigative Service and the General Security Service, accompanied by the Israeli Army Information Security Department,” and continued: “As part of the investigation, a number of military personnel and civilians involved have been questioned, one of them is a minor, on suspicion of violating the security regime, the essence of which is the dissemination of confidential information.”

It said that on May 24, “the suspects in the commission of crimes were detained, since two civilians and a soldier are on active duty with the sanction of the court and the military court.” She added, “The investigation found that those involved were not activated by hostile elements and that they worked together and posted sensitive and sensitive information online.”

She said that “charges will be brought against the detainees today” and confirmed that “the military prosecutor’s office is dealing with the case of a conscript who is suspected of giving secret information and disseminating information.”

The Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot reported that “the arrested soldier was doing his mandatory service in the Military Intelligence Service.”