Several suspects have been arrested for questioning in connection with an ongoing investigation into the alleged leak of classified documents from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office, a judge revealed Friday, Paralel.Az reports citing The Times of Israel.

Judge Menachem Mizrahi of the Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court said authorities suspect that the leak harmed the achievement of Israel’s war aims, as he partially lifted a gag order regarding the incident dubbed the “security affair.”

Mizrahi confirmed that over the past week, the Shin Bet, Israel Police and the Israel Defense Forces began the “open phase” of their joint investigation into a suspected “breach of national security caused by the unlawful provision of classified information.”

Several suspects have been arrested for questioning in connection with an ongoing investigation into the alleged leak of classified documents from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office, a judge revealed Friday.

Judge Menachem Mizrahi of the Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court said authorities suspect that the leak harmed the achievement of Israel’s war aims, as he partially lifted a gag order regarding the incident dubbed the “security affair.”

Mizrahi confirmed that over the past week, the Shin Bet, Israel Police and the Israel Defense Forces began the “open phase” of their joint investigation into a suspected “breach of national security caused by the unlawful provision of classified information.”

The leak, he said, posed a risk to “sensitive information and intelligence sources,” and harmed efforts to achieve “the goals of the war in the Gaza Strip.”

“Several suspects were arrested for questioning, and the investigation is ongoing,” he said, without giving further details on the identities of the suspects, or whether any of them were aides to the premier.

In response to the announcement, Netanyahu’s office issued a statement asserting that no one on staff has been arrested as part of the probe. However, some analysts noted that the premier has aides who work for him but are not formally employed by his office.