Zini dismissed the ministers' demand in the cabinet to investigate a leak to journalists: "There is no lead, respect yourselves"
First publication: Ministers Regev and Amsalem demanded from Zini to know why an investigation was not opened regarding the claim of a leak to News 12 about the timing of Operation 'Roar of the Lion'.…
Assessment
An internal security dispute has spilled into the open as cabinet ministers Regav and Amselem pressed Shin Bet chief Zini to explain why no criminal inquiry has been launched into an alleged leak about the timing of Operation Lion's Roar. Zini dismissed the demand, citing thousands of potential leakers and telling the ministers to respect themselves. The exchange reveals growing friction between political officials and the security establishment over accountability and the handling of sensitive operational information.