The officials include Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, a senior military official, and two local diplomats.
From the time of the Industrial Revolution, employers have been distrustful of employees and have repeatedly found it necessary to implement systems devoted to monitoring and surveillance.
"The revelation of those hiding behind such sick practices ... is not a personal issue but my democratic duty," Androulakis said.
A senior White House official expressed concern regarding the implications of the potential deal on US national security.
The recording device, found in 2019, is reportedly connected to similar devices uncovered during the Harpaz Affair.
Two US senators said the CIA had kept a bulk surveillance program secret from the public and Congress.
Illegal police use of NSO spyware, if true, would constitute the gravest assault on civil liberties and fundamental human rights in Israel's modern history.
The use of these tracking technologies without judicial oversight and the required permission cannot be justified and presents a severe violation of basic civil liberties.
Civilians should have the tools to sue for such infringements on their privacy.
Israel Police issued a seven-day closure order on the hotel as the owner, a 37-year-old Holon resident and father of two, was released to house arrest.
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