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Jonatan Urich

Jonatan Urich is seen following a hearing on journalist Omri Assenheim’s refusal to provide police with materials from a program he broadcast about Eli Feldstein, after the District Court ruled that journalistic privilege does not apply, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, March 30, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 25, 2026, 7:19 pm
Court rules Netanyahu aide can return to work despite indictment over leaked documents
Judge says ‘danger’ of obstruction of justice has faded in two years since incident, says there is no pressing reason to bar Jonatan Urich from contact with prime minister
By Jeremy Sharon
Jonatan Urich is seen following a hearing on journalist Omri Assenheim’s refusal to provide police with materials from a program he broadcast about Eli Feldstein, after the District Court ruled that journalistic privilege does not apply, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, March 30, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 11, 2026, 1:43 pm
Netanyahu aide Urich charged with leaking classified info with intent to harm state security
PM’s adviser indictred for passing Hamas memo to Bild in 2024 amid domestic anger at Netanyahu after hostages’ murder; he is also charged with destroying evidence
By Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks outside his office at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 7, 2026, 7:40 am
Netanyahu recalculates his election strategy amid shattered regional dreams
The prime minister hoped to head to the polls as the victor of the Middle East, but a rebuke from Trump and ultra-Orthodox crises have imposed a new political reality
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Jonatan Urich arrives at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, March 30, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 28, 2026, 4:48 pm
Senior Netanyahu aide Urich to be charged with security offenses over Bild leak
Adviser set to be indicted over allegations he leaked sensitive information to German newspaper in order to sway Israeli public opinion against a hostage deal with Hamas
By Jeremy Sharon
Jonatan Urich arrives at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, March 30, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 4, 2026, 8:56 pm
Shin Bet quietly reverses ban on Urich accessing Prime Minister’s Office – report
Security agency said to grant Netanyahu aide, a key suspect in several police probes, renewed access after talks with senior PMO official
By ToI Staff
Mossad chief David Barnea attends a Memorial Day ceremony at the Western Wall, in Jerusalem's Old City, April 20, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
April 28, 2026, 9:14 am
Outgoing Mossad chief reportedly says Qatargate affair didn’t seem to harm state security
David Barnea said to stress that his comments, which contradict position of ex-Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, don’t touch on potential corruption allegations against Netanyahu’s aides
By Nava Freiberg
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's former aide Yisrael Einhorn. (KAN screenshot).
April 19, 2026, 10:31 pm
Charges against PM’s top aides could be dropped as prosecution fails to extradite Einhorn
Prosecutors tell court that Einhorn’s refusal to return to Israel from Serbia could jeopardize witness intimidation trial against Jonatan Urich and Ofer Golan
By Jeremy Sharon
Jonatan Urich at a court hearing in the Qatargate investigation at the court in Lod, January 6, 2026. (Jonathan Shaul/Flash90)
March 18, 2026, 6:12 pm
AG, state attorney said to reject plea deal offer from PM’s aide Urich in Bild leak case
The terms of the alleged offer would have allowed Urich to plead guilty to reduced charges, without charge of harming national security, and avoid jail time with community service
By ToI Staff
Jonatan Urich (right) embraces lawyer Amit Hadad (left) at a court hearing in the Qatargate investigation at the court in Lod, January 6, 2026. (Jonathan Shaul/Flash90)
March 15, 2026, 7:39 pm
Netanyahu aides under investigation are free to work with PM after release conditions end
Court deal removes almost all restrictions on PM’s senior adviser Urich, a Qatargate suspect; police decline to appeal ruling allowing ex-chief of staff Braverman to contact premier
By Jeremy Sharon
(R-L) Ofer Golan, Likud campaign manager, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, digital adviser Topaz Luk, and Likud spokesman Jonatan Urich at the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem on March 20, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 18, 2026, 5:27 pm
Senior aides to Netanyahu request cancellation of witness intimidation charges
Jonatan Urich and Ofer Golan were indicted last year for sending car in 2019 with a megaphone to home of Shlomo Filber; lawyers call incident ‘trivial,’ highlight flaws in probe
By Jeremy Sharon
Left: Jonatan Urich arrives for a court hearing in the so-called Qatargate investigation at the Central District Court in Lod, January 6, 2026. (Jonathan Shaul/Flash90); Right: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a 40-signatures debate in the plenum hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem, on January 5, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 25, 2026, 6:55 pm
Judge bars Netanyahu aide Urich from PM’s office until March over Qatargate, Bild suspicions
Lod District Court overturns lower court’s ruling, cites ‘reasonable suspicion’ of wrongdoing; judge orders reporter to turn over Feldstein interview footage to police
By Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's chief of staff, Tzachi Braverman, is seen at the Knesset in Jerusalem, March 13, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 19, 2026, 10:31 pm
Court upholds police request to ban Netanyahu’s chief of staff from PM’s office
Overturning lower court’s ruling, judge bars Braverman from entering PMO amid leaked document scandal, says ban on him contacting others connected to the case is ‘necessary’
By Jeremy Sharon
Jonatan Urich arrives for a court hearing at the Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court, January 14, 2026. (Jonathan Shaul/ Flash90)
January 18, 2026, 11:26 pm
Police cite WhatsApp messages to show PM’s aide knew of efforts to leak classified docs
‘A senior officer in Military Intelligence wants to give me urgent documents to the PM,’ Eli Feldstein wrote to Netanyahu’s key adviser Jonatan Urich in 2024, police tell court
By Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's former aide Yisrael Einhorn. (KAN screenshot).
January 12, 2026, 2:41 pm
Police declare Netanyahu’s ex-campaign adviser Einhorn a ‘fugitive’ evading arrest
Cops say warrant issued for Yisrael Einhorn, seek to bar Jonatan Urich from contact with those tied to classified document leak; both are also suspects in Qatargate case
By ToI Staff
Left: Jonatan Urich arrives for a court hearing in the so-called Qatargate investigation at the Central District Court in Lod, January 6, 2026. (Jonathan Shaul/Flash90); Right: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a 40-signatures debate in the plenum hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem, on January 5, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 7, 2026, 5:02 pm
Court reinstates ban on Urich speaking with Netanyahu, working in his office
Judge rules that restrictions on PM’s aide regarding Qatar-ties case cannot continue, but those relating to separate leaked document case roiling PM’s office can
By Jeremy Sharon
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