Officials in the security cabinet suspect that Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has a source in the IDF leaking information to him. Smotrich has shown up to cabinet meetings with specific information on IDF plans that even the Prime Minister did not know. The likely leaker is named as Brig. Gen. (res.) Erez Winner, who has a history of illegally collecting and distributing materials to defame IDF officials and politicians. Smotrich responded by stating that he maintains continuous dialogue with soldiers and officers and brings their ideas to cabinet discussions.