Netanyahu Reportedly Pressed Zini on Channel 12 Probe

Saturday-night reporting said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu personally pressed Shin Bet chief David Zini to open an investigation into an alleged Channel 12 leak about the timing of the U.S.-Israeli Iran strikes. The update sharpened a story first framed around Yaakov Bardugo's meeting with Zini, because earlier coverage had already said ministers and Netanyahu pushed for a probe while the Shin Bet denied any outside influence. The agency says classified-leak cases are opened only through professional and legal channels, and that Zini decided a probe was needed before the Bardugo meeting. Opposition lawmakers and watchdog groups demanded scrutiny of political access to the Shin Bet chief, while the agency said any leak investigation is meant to close a breach in Israel's security system.