Steve Bannon Criticizes Trump CIA Director Over Israel-Hamas Intelligence Allegations

Steve Bannon has publicly accused the CIA, under Director John Ratcliffe, of deliberately lying to Special Envoy Steve Witkoff during peace negotiations between Israel and Hamas, claiming that misleading intelligence was provided three times daily to sabotage the Trump administration's peace efforts. Bannon alleges that these distortions reflect Israeli interests, specifically accusing Mossad and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of influencing the CIA to undermine the ceasefire and peace deal. He has called for Ratcliffe's resignation or a congressional hearing to investigate the false intelligence and its impact on the negotiations. Bannon's criticism extends to other Trump allies, including Ambassador Mike Huckabee, and he has suggested that Israel acts more as a protectorate than an ally of the United States. His comments have sparked wider attention to alleged interference by foreign intelligence in U.S. policymaking and internal discord within Trump's team over the Middle East peace process. These developments come amid a fragile ceasefire breach and ongoing tensions in the Israel-Hamas conflict, with Trump actively engaged in the region.