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Qatargate

The Judicial Selection Committee meets for the first time in over 18 months in Jerusalem, on November 16, 2023. (GPO)
June 28, 2026, 10:55 pm
After 18-month hiatus, Judicial Selection Committee finally appoints new judges
Following legal pressure through the High Court on Justice Minister Levin, judges appointed to magistrate, family, traffic and youth courts
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
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
Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar at the opening of the Israeli Cartoon Museum in the city of Holon, February 10, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
May 10, 2026, 1:04 pm
Likud minister claims Hamas ‘hatched’ Oct. 7 attack during Bennett-Lapid government
Zohar says Sinwar planned onslaught when he saw ‘weakness’; Bennett accuses government of campaign to ‘evade responsibility,’ promises state inquiry; Lapid: Government should be ‘ashamed’
By Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff
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
The Prime Minister's Office's Chief of Staff Tzachi Braverman, seen in the Knesset in Jerusalem, November 11, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
May 3, 2026, 1:41 pm
AG said soon to file indictment against PM’s ex-chief of staff, who has been named ambassador to UK
Police reportedly finish probe of Tzachi Braverman, who’s suspected of interfering with investigation of classified document leak; report says police wanted Netanyahu to testify, but he did not
By Charlie Summers
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
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
The Prime Minister's Office's Chief of Staff Tzachi Braverman, seen in the Knesset in Jerusalem, November 11, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
February 17, 2026, 2:48 pm
Court extends restrictions on PM’s chief of staff, citing ‘strengthened’ suspicions
Braverman, the designated ambassador to the UK, is still barred from leaving the country, contacting Netanyahu; judge strongly criticizes lower court decision over ‘legal error’
By Jeremy Sharon
Incoming Mossad Director Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman at the Knesset in Jerusalem on February 5, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
February 15, 2026, 2:27 pm
Netanyahu’s military aide gives testimony on allegations against PM’s chief of staff
Roman Gofman, who is not suspected of wrongdoing, interviewed by police over claim Tzachi Braverman said he could halt probe into leak of classified material to Bild newspaper
By Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) with Opposition Leader Yair Lapid at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, January 26, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 2, 2026, 4:23 pm
Netanyahu, Lapid spar over claim Qatar lobbyist set up meeting for opposition heads
PM uploads pro-government outlet’s report that Qatargate suspect arranged meeting with Lapid, Gantz, Qatari officials and hostage families; later reposts without mentioning Gantz
By Michael Horovitz
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference in Jerusalem on January 27, 2026. (Maayan Toaf/GPO)
January 28, 2026, 2:57 am
Netanyahu: No Gaza rebuild before Hamas disarms, Israel will keep ‘security control’ over Gaza
In press conference, PM also celebrates return of final slain hostage, addresses threat of Iran attack, urges against early elections, claims innocence on Qatargate, ducks responsibility for Oct. 7
By Nava Freiberg, Lazar Berman and 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 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
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
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