At least three lawmakers and a former worker for Israel Aerospace Industries were named in papers smuggled to Britain by a Russian intelligence officer.
Reuven Rivlin vowed on his visit to the home of Nimer Abu Amar in a predominantly Bedouin village that the Defense Ministry will pursue an investigation into the "tragic incident."
"Today I understand, with sorrow, that I completely misunderstood our interaction in that meeting," the Haaretz columnist wrote of his meeting with Danielle Berrin.