Suspects detained by police in ‘Qatargate’ probe named as Yonatan Urich, Eli Feldstein

Israeli authorities have approved the publication of the names of the two suspects who work for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who were detained on Wednesday for questioning in the ongoing police-Shin Bet investigation into the premier’s office’s ties to Qatar.

The suspects are named as Yonatan Urich and Eli Feldstein.

The investigation was launched following revelations that Netanyahu’s former spokesman Feldstein — who has been charged with harming national security in a case involving the theft and leaking of classified IDF documents — worked for Qatar via an international firm contracted by Doha to feed Israeli journalists pro-Qatar stories, while he was employed in the PMO.

Last November, it was also reported that top Netanyahu aides Urich and Yisrael Einhorn did public relations work for Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup there.