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It's Monday, 4 November. Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.

Let's get briefed. First up, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is under fire for a recent intelligence leak that critics say thwarted a possible ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza.

While the investigation continues, a senior aide to the prime minister, an IDF officer, and several others

have already been arrested. Then, with tensions rising on the North Korean Peninsula,

the U.S. flew a long-range bomber to North Korea's doorstep on Sunday as part of a joint exercise

meant to send a clear warning to dictator Kim Jong-un to curb his belligerence.

Well, that certainly is going to happen. Don't hold your breath, is what I'm saying.

But first, our afternoon spotlight. There's a scandal brewing inside the Israeli government

as Israeli police arrest a senior aid to

Prime Minister Netanyahu for allegedly illegally obtaining and leaking classified information,

which critics of the prime minister say may have scuttled negotiations for a hostage deal.

The controversy stems from allegations that Netanyahu's office promoted false

information to foreign media outlets in early September, claiming that now-deceased Hamas leader

Yaya Sinwar was planning on smuggling himself and the remaining hostages out of Gaza over the

Egyptian border to Iran. Furthermore, the leaked intelligence suggested Hamas was trying to create divisions within Israel,

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