An Israeli state attorney has indicted an aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of passing on classified documents with an intent to harm the state in a case that has rattled the country as it wages war on multiple fronts, Reuters reports.

Eli Feldstein was accused of illegally obtaining and releasing sensitive military information, hoping to sway public opinion and alleviate pressure on Netanyahu to make major concessions to secure the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza.

An Israeli soldier was separately charged with handing Feldstein the documents, which were allegedly retrieved from Gaza and suggested that Hamas wanted to sow discord in Israeli society to help it win a favourable hostage deal.

Both men deny the charges, which carry lengthy prison terms.

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