In a post on Twitter, former Prime Minister and Chief of Staff Ehud Barak downplayed the importance of reports that Iran had managed to hack into former Chief of Staff and Chairman of the Blue & White Party Benny Gant's cellphone writing:
"From personal experience, don't get too excited: * The device has nothing sensitive to state security. * Iranian hacking? Not for sure. More likely: regular phishing from a pool of millions of names. I am convinced that the Shin Bet is not behind the leak. But they must inform their superiors about the information. * Every citizen will appreciate to know - who leaked this and why."