Trump says classified Israeli strike plan leaks are real, might come from Department of Defense

Former US President Donald Trump claimed that a leak of highly confidential Israeli documents, potentially from the US defense department, severely compromised Israel’s wartime strategy in a Tuesday Truth Social post.

In the post, Trump warned that Israel may no longer want to share sensitive information with the US and demanded the leaker be found. 

"Israel has been seriously damaged and compromised by this. Wartime strategy and data. Probably came from Defense Department. MUST FIND THE LEAKER!," Trump said in the post.

"Israel no longer wants to share documents with US, and who can blame them!," his post concluded.

Trump's post referred to reports on Saturday where the Iran-linked Telegram channel "Middle East Spectator" made a post containing two documents that were claimed to be classified Israeli documents relating to the IDF's plans for a retaliatory strike on Iran.

While both the US Department of Defense and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence declined to comment on the leaked documents, they did not deny their authenticity.

The timing of the leak comes as Israel is completing preparations for a retaliatory strike on Iran in response to the October 1 missile attack. An unnamed senior Israeli official remarked, “Israel’s defense establishment is aware of the leak and takes it very seriously.”

The documents included an alleged report from the US Department of Defense's visual intelligence agency, which had been circulated within the US intelligence community three days earlier.

Israel's alleged attack plan

The report detailed alleged recent actions at Israel Air Force (IAF) bases, including the movement of advanced munitions believed to be intended for a strike on Iran. The report also noted that intelligence obtained through wiretaps indicated that the IAF conducted an exercise this week involving fighter jets and drones as part of its strike preparations.