National Security Advisor Michael Waltz mentioned sensitive intelligence provided by Israel in the escape signal group of chat, used by higher officials Trump Administration to coordinate American air strikes against militants Houthi in Yemen, nBC News reported and quoted three sources familiar with this matter.
According to Israel, Israel gave intelligence to the Houthi militant focused on the American air section. After the first round of raids on March 15, Waltz reportedly sent a group chat about a successful strike on a high -ranking Houthi clerk.
“Top Missile Guy” focused on American air strike
Waltz’s message, as can be seen in the escape chat, reportedly read: “The first goal – their best missile guy – we had a positive ID that he had entered his girlfriend building and now collapsed.”
The report indicated that the US had positively identified Militant Houthi before the strike started, allegedly led to the destruction of the building he entered.
Fears of sensitive intelligence on signal
Trump’s administration claimed that no classified information or sources of news were published in the escape chat. However, the revelation that Israel had provided intelligence about the intended goal was worried about whether the discussion of a commercially available message to send messages could reveal sensitive information from a key US ally.
Israeli intelligence affected US military strikes
According to a military clerk and two sources cited by the intelligence output of Israel, in recent months, he has shared intelligence, which contributed to the decision to carry out air strikes. This information was also allegedly passed to Biden Administration.
Wall Street Journal was the first to announce that Israel had given the intelligence of Houth Militant, who was focused.
The potential risks of leakage
While officials have downplayed the risk of endangered information, the escape underlines wider concerns about the security of sensitive military communication on private platforms. Israeli intelligence exhibition in unsecured chat could draw protocols of sharing intelligence between the US and its allies.
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