PM aides Urich, Feldstein to remain behind bars overnight, as police will ask judge to extend remand tomorrow

By Charlie Summers

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2 April 2025, 11:38 pm

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(L) Jonatan Urich, adviser to Benjamin Netanyahu, in Tel Aviv on October 3, 2022 (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90/ File) and (R) Eli Feldstein arrive for a court hearing at the Tel Aviv District Court on March 11, 2025. (Yehoshua Yosef/ Flash90)

Police are seeking to extend the detention of Netanyahu aides Jonatan Urich and Eli Feldstein, central suspects in the so-called Qatargate scandal, says a law enforcement spokesman.

The pair will be brought tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. to the Rishon LeZion Magistrate’s Court for a hearing on the police’s request to lengthen their remand.

Police detained Urich and Feldstein for questioning on Monday. They suspect both of having taken money to spread pro-Qatari messaging to reporters, with the goal of boosting the Gulf state’s image as a mediator in hostage talks between Israel and Hamas, while in the prime minister’s employ.