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2. Israeli officials furious over Signal Chat leak exposing sensitive intelligence

Written By Ravi Hari
29 Mar 2025, 07:46 PM IST

Israeli officials are expressing outrage over the leaked Signal chat involving senior Trump administration officials, as it contained sensitive intelligence provided by Israel to the US from a human source in Yemen, according to a report.

The disclosure, published by Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic, did put a human intelligence source at risk, a senior American intelligence official and a source familiar with Israel’s concerns told CBS News.

The Wall Street Journal first reported on Israeli complaints regarding Mike Waltz, President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, who inadvertently added Goldberg to the Signal chat. The chat, involving members of the National Security Council's principals committee, exchanged messages about potential strikes on Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen, who have launched attacks on Israel and shipping in the Red Sea ...

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