Netanyahu accuses Ben Gvir of leaking Israeli state secrets

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party appeared to accuse far-right National Security Minsiter Itamar Ben Gvir of leaking private conversations after media reports said the premier privately offered to include Ben Gvir group of cabinet members receiving security reviews in echange for the latter's support for a controversial bill regulating the appointment of state rabbis.

The Likud said that the articles are "full of inaccuracies" and that Netanyahu told Ben Gvir " one simple thing: whoever wants to be a partner in a limited security consultation team must prove that he is not leaking state secrets or private conversations".

Otzma Yehudit, the party Ben Gvir leads, responded by saying it supports a law that requires cabinet members to undergo polygraph tests, and it "calls on the prime minister to promote it quickly, provided that it also applies to owners of a pacemaker".

Netanyahu had a pacemaker fitted last year.