Blinken arrives in Israel as Biden-Harris admin faces scrutiny for compromising Jerusalem security

JERUSALEM — Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Tuesday amid a major security breach involving the publication of Jerusalem’s plans to launch a counterattack against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The documents first appeared online on Friday via a Telegram channel, claiming to have been leaked by someone in the US intelligence community, then the US Department of Defense. The information appeared to be gathered entirely through the use of satellite image analysis.

Blinken aims to establish a ceasefire in Gaza and end the war against the US-designated terrorist movement Hezbollah in Lebanon. His visit comes days after the Iran-backed Hezbollah organization launched a drone strike to assassinate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his private residence in Caesarea.

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken disembarks a plane as he arrives in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (Nathan Howard/Pool via AP)

Hezbollah joined Hamas a day after the Gaza-based terrorist organization invaded Israel on October 7, 2023. Iran’s regime, the world’s worst state sponsor of terrorism, according to the Department of US state, sponsors both Hamas and Hezbollah. Tehran launched a massive missile barrage on October 1 against the Jewish state.

“There is a reason why Israel avoided informing the US in advance about the removal of Nasrallah and the pager operation…”

The leak of Israel’s plan against Iran has raised national security alarms among leading Israeli and American analysts.

Amit Segal, chief political analyst for Israel’s Channel 12, told Fox News Digital: “There is a reason why Israel avoided informing the US in advance about the removal of Nasrallah and the pager operation. That reason is the systematic prior leaking of Israeli operations over the past year there is real concern in Israel about the implications of publicly revealing its secrets in a way that serves its enemies.”

In September, Israel launched a targeted strike that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut.

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People gather near the site of the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Sunday, September 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Richard Goldberg, a former National Security Council official during the Trump administration, told Fox News Digital: “The leak itself and the potential for more leaks is still a national security crisis for the United States. Not yet We have confirmation of who leaked this and why, but the event must force a systemic review of who has access to intelligence and how we protect against political and ideological radicalization among those with access to classified information.”

Goldberg, senior adviser to the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, added: “There is clearly a top-down policy to limit, deceive and sometimes threaten Israel through a range of tactics, but we must be clear-eyed that pro-Hamas and pro-Iran propaganda amplified by President Biden, Vice President Harris and certain influential white nationalists may have consequences in radicalizing elements of our society against Israel and the Jews.”

Many rockets fired from Iran are seen over Jerusalem from Hebron, West Bank, on October 1, 2024. The Israeli military announced that missiles were fired from Iran towards Israel and were hear sirens all over the country, especially in Tel Aviv. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Anadolu via Getty Images)

White House National Security Council communications adviser John Kirby said Monday that President Biden was “deeply concerned” by the alleged possible leak of US intelligence material on the planning of the Israel’s war against the clerical regime in Tehran.

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Leaked US intelligence documents are likely to be a topic on Netanyahu’s agenda with Blinken as he makes his 11th trip to the Middle East since Hamas killed nearly 1,200 people on Oct. 7, including more than 40 Americans.

Fox News’ Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.