The development involving a central figure in what is popularly known in Israel as Qatargate comes after police earlier this year arrested the adviser, Jonatan Urich, and former spokesman Eli Feldstein on suspicion of accepting money from Qatar to promote a positive image of the Gulf Arab state in Israel. The attorney general’s statement said Urich is accused of working with Feldstein to share “highly classified” Israeli military information and said the release “was intended, among other things, to influence public awareness regarding the prime minister and to shift the discourse” following the killing of six hostages in Gaza in August of last year. There was no immediate public reaction from the office of Netanyahu, which has been ensnared in scandal while the prime minister continues to face pressure from the Israeli public over the 21-month war in Gaza.
Author: Associated Press
Published at: 2025-07-13 20:55:02
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