National Security Minister MK Itamar Ben-Gvir lost a court challenge to prevent the airing of messages from internal WhatsApp groups in an episode called 'Ben-Gvir's Secrets' on a central Israeli television channel. The messages revealed that Ben-Gvir received counseling from far-right extremist Bentzi Gopstein and contradicted his fiery rhetoric on defeating Hamas in Gaza. The leaks came after the arrest of a spokesperson for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over alleged leaking of top-secret information. Ben-Gvir accused the 'left-wing media' of attempting to harm him.