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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) speaks with Cabinet Secretary Tzachi Braverman (right) during a weekly cabinet meeting in the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on April 30, 2023. (Abir Sultan/Pool/AFP)
February 10, 2026, 12:56 am
PM’s chief of staff said facing suspension, imperiling appointment as envoy to UK
Authorities recommend sidelining Tzachi Braverman for 6 months amid investigation into his alleged assertion that he could quash IDF probe into leak of classified intel by PM’s office
By ToI Staff, Nava Freiberg and 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
Then-IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi at a ceremony marking Remembrance Day at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, May 12, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
January 14, 2026, 6:41 pm
Former IDF chief Herzi Halevi gives testimony in Bild leak affair probe
Halevi, who led the army at time of leak, is not a suspect; at court hearing, judge says he ordered Kan to hand police raw footage from Feldstein interview, but broadcaster refuses
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu adjusts the headphones during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Jerusalem, December 7, 2025. (AP/Ariel Schalit, Pool, File)
January 12, 2026, 10:21 pm
Netanyahu dismisses probe of his chief of staff, accuses critics of ‘hunting’ him
In social media video, PM accuses unnamed opponents of ‘extortion,’ says law enforcement wants to search his aides’ phones for ‘something embarrassing’
By ToI Staff
Eli Feldstein arrives for a court hearing at the Tel Aviv District Court on March 11, 2025. (Yehoshua Yosef/Flash90)
October 30, 2025, 3:48 am
In testimony, PM’s ex-spokesman said to hint at coverup attempt in leaked documents case
Eli Feldstein, a key suspect in two major cases, reportedly testified that he was told investigations against him could be ‘suppressed’ if he named figures he later realized were targets of secret probe
By Stav Levaton
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's former aide Yisrael Einhorn. (KAN screenshot).
August 8, 2025, 12:31 pm
Ex-PM aide crafted pro-Qatar messages, sent them to Urich, Feldstein to publish in media
Leaked WhatsApp messages by Yisrael Einhorn said to reveal inner workings of ‘Qatargate’ scandal; Einhorn says he and Feldstein operated independently, ‘had no connection’ with PMO
By Ethan Rubinson and ToI Staff
Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli seen after a court hearing in Lod of the Shin Bet official arrested in suspicion of leaking classified information, April 15, 2025. (Jonathan Shaul/Flash90)
May 9, 2025, 5:38 am
Police said looking to question Minister Chikli over Shin Bet classified intel leak
Sources say Diaspora Affairs minister received classified information from security official who exposed probe into alleged spread of Kahanist ideology in police force
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump gestures as he departs a reception celebrating Greek Independence Day in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, DC, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
March 25, 2025, 6:31 pm
Trump casts Yemen leak as ‘glitch,’ says official responsible has ‘learned a lesson’
US president claims one of national security adviser Waltz’s staffers added journalist to encrypted chat where airstrikes on Houthis were discussed — not Waltz himself
By Agencies
L to R: US Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard in New Delhi, India, on March 17, 2025. (India Government Information Office), US Vice President JD Vance in Washington, March 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein), US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Washington, March 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein); The Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg moderates a discussion on PBS, March 21, 2025. (Screen capture via YouTube)
March 24, 2025, 11:39 pm
US cabinet officials accidentally add journalist to group chat, share war plans
Trump adviser Mike Waltz inexplicably includes The Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg in encrypted messaging chat to plan bombing campaign against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
By ToI Staff
Eli Feldstein, a spokesman in the Prime Minister's Office accused of leaking stolen IDF intelligence classified documents, arrives for a court hearing at the District Court in Tel Aviv, January 14, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
February 28, 2025, 2:04 am
AG orders criminal probe into alleged ties between Netanyahu’s aides and Qatar
PM’s Likud party blasts decision, claims ‘false cases are being manufactured against his people’ because the corruption charges are ‘crumbling in court’
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Sara Netanyahu attends a prayer for the return of Israeli hostages held in Gaza by the Hamas terror group , at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, March 21, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
December 24, 2024, 12:30 am
Sara Netanyahu sues networks for defamation over reports she leaked security secrets
Fallout continues after report that PM’s wife sought to intimidate his political opponents, trial witnesses; police commissioner admits lengthy friendship with late Netanyahu aide
By Jeremy Sharon, Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of a hearing on lifting a gag order relating to the leak of sensitive information and the Prime Minister's Office, December 22, 2024. (Walla: Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 22, 2024, 10:19 pm
Court permits lifting gag order on name of IDF reservist in intel theft and leak case
Details only to be published later this week; prosecution opposed suspect’s request to make his name public; he told court he can’t defend his reputation while ‘in the dark’
By ToI Staff
Lawmakers in the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee debate a bill to prevent the prosecution of soldiers who give classified intelligence to the prime minister without authorization, December 17, 2024. (Noam Moskowitz, Office of the Knesset Spokesperson)
December 17, 2024, 6:20 pm
Edelstein questions need for coalition bill letting soldiers leak secret info to PM
‘Transferring classified information in a disorderly manner may result in the disclosure of sources,’ former chief of the IDF Intelligence Corps Moshe Schneid warns lawmakers
By Sam Sokol
From left to right: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's adviser Jonatan Urich (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90); Netanyahu's attorney Amit Hadad (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); and former Netanyahu aide Yisrael Einhorn (Youtube screenshot used in accordance with article 27a of the Copyright Law).
December 13, 2024, 8:28 pm
Report: Netanyahu’s attorney representing 2 suspects in classified document leak case
Amit Hadad acting for PM’s former aide Yisrael Einhorn and current adviser Jonatan Urich; Haaretz says suspect Eli Feldstein being pressured to replace legal representation
By ToI Staff
Eli Feldstein, a spokesman in the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is the main suspect in an investigation launched in late October 2024, of alleged illegal access and leaking of classified intelligence material. (Kan screenshot, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
December 3, 2024, 9:54 pm
Judge orders Netanyahu aide Feldstein to house arrest, gives state till Wed. to appeal
Court finds dearth of evidence that spokesman intended to harm state security when he leaked secret document to press, but does believe he knew leaking the material was illegal
By ToI Staff
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