Leaked documents have exposed how Jeffrey Epstein helped former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak broker covert security deals across Africa, deepening the disgraced financier and sex trafficker’s shadowy ties to Israeli intelligence and state-linked operations.The revelations, based on files released by the hacker collective Handala and the US House Oversight Committee, detail Epstein’s behind-the-scenes role in advancing Israel’s military and surveillance footprint in Côte d’Ivoire during Barak’s tenure as defense minister and beyond.