03 October 2024 , 18:03
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Boris Johnson has claimed a listening device was found in his personal bathroom in the Foreign Office after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used it.
In his new book ‘Unleashed’, Boris alleged his security team found a bug in the toilet after Netanyahu used the facilities during a visit in 2017.
Boris wrote: ‘Thither Bibi repaired for a while, and it may or may not be a coincidence but I am told that later, when they were doing a regular sweep for bugs, they found a listening device in the thunderbox.’
Boris was asked about the claim by the Telegraph, to which he replied: ‘I think everything you need to know about that episode is in the book.’
It’s not clear if Israel has responded to the claims, the Telegraph reported. Metro has reached out to the Foreign Office and the Israeli Government for comment.
Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad, has high-tech capabilities when it comes to hacking and listening.
Last month, they were thought to be behind the remote detonation of thousands of pagers in Lebanon at once.
The explosions left chaos and confusion in their wake after the devices suddenly detonated following a coded error message sent to all devices.
The consensus seems to be that the pagers were modified by Mossad – Israel’s national spy agency – ‘at the production level.’
It’s alleged up to 3g of explosives were stuffed in the brand-new pagers which went undetected for months.
Although Jerusalem has not commented, multiple sources have suggested that the attack was conducted by Israel’s Mossad spy agency against Hezbollah fighters.
‘It shows an unprecedented penetration by Israel of Hezbollah security, relying on levels of human and, we assume, signals intelligence that no one expected Israel had,’ Alberto Fernandez, vice president of the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) told Metro.
Tensions continue to increase in the Middle East as Israel ramps up their strikes into Lebanon.
The first flight carrying British citizens out of Lebanon landed in the UK as the conflict in the middle east continues to intensify.
The plane landed in Birmingham at around 8pm on Wednesday night after departing from Beirut-Rafic Hariri International, with women, children and vulnerable citizens given priority by the Foreign Office.
Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the safety of British citizens in Lebanon ‘continues to be our utmost priority’ and that more chartered flights will leave over the coming days.
He added: ‘The situation in Lebanon is volatile and has potential to deteriorate quickly. That’s why the UK government is chartering a flight to help those wanting to leave. It is vital that you leave now as further evacuation may not be guaranteed.’