Leaks in lead-up to Knesset elections said to indicate criminal breach of candidate's phone; Likud previously accused of hiring private intelligence firm to look into opponents
TV quotes senior legal officials saying reports Netanyahu associates hired a private firm and used a cybersecurity employee to hack rival's phone and dig dirt must be probed
Benny Gantz's party claims rivals committed campaign financing violations after report ties Likud-linked company to CGI group, which centrist alliance had formerly employed
CGI group reportedly recruited to dig up dirt on Gantz, whose party used the outfit ahead of September election, producing report on phone hacks that was leaked to press
CGI Group head says company had identified unspecified Eastern European actor as behind breach that affected 4 or 5 phones; claims Blue and White sought info on political rivals
Center-left party rebuts claim of massive breach targeting staff as 'utter lie,' says CGI Group's CEO leaked it to the media to pressure the campaign to pay its bill
Party leader says hiring agency to sniff out leaks was 'normal;' private intel company reportedly plants fake campaign plans among Blue and White leadership to track leakers
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