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Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court

Illustrative. A criminal in handcuffs. (Yakobchuk Olena/ iStock, by Getty Images)
August 5, 2026, 1:55 pm
Rishon Lezion deputy mayor arrested on suspicion of sexually harassing city employee
Police say complaint prompted covert probe; investigators reportedly describe alleged misconduct as ‘systematic and humiliating,’ suspect there are more victims
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 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
From left: Jonatan Urich, Eli Feldstein, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Composite: Flash90)
January 4, 2026, 2:30 pm
Police say they’re done with Qatargate probe, hand it over to state prosecutor
Netanyahu aide Jonatan Urich, who is suspected along with 2 Prime Minister’s Office employees of doing PR for Qatari government during war, may be banned from PMO for 2 more months
By ToI Staff
Histadrut chairman Arnon Bar-David speaks at a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, June 23, 2025. (Ben Hakoon/FLASH90)
November 10, 2025, 4:23 pm
Histadrut chief Bar-David’s detention extended until Thursday in corruption probe
Judge says in decision that labor federation operated ‘like a private business’; police representative says Bar-David admitted to taking cash from insurance agent as a loan
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Social Equality Minister May Golan seen outside a court hearing at the Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court on September 15, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 15, 2025, 9:58 pm
Minister dodges interrogation, attends ex-adviser’s hearing to demand his release
May Golan refuses to show up for questioning unless police free her associate Ehud Gabbai, arrested on fraud suspicions; judge discharges him to house arrest
By Charlie Summers
The Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, seen on November 7, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 28, 2025, 12:43 pm
Former senior Mossad official questioned in Qatargate affair
Court permits publication of development, but issues gag order on all other details about person’s identity and nature of probe, citing security concerns
By ToI Staff
Jonatan Urich, who was arrested in the so-called Qatargate investigation, arrives for a hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, May 9, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
May 12, 2025, 7:52 pm
Court orders Qatargate suspect Urich released to 10 days’ house arrest
Judge indicates he believes the top Netanyahu aide will not be charged
By Jeremy Sharon
Eli Feldstein (left,) a former spokesman in the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Kan screenshot, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law); Likud spokesman Jonatan Urich speaks at a Central Elections Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, April 3, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 24, 2025, 11:34 pm
Court extends Qatargate suspects’ house arrest by 2 weeks upon seeing new evidence
Judge, shown confidential documents, overrules earlier order to release PM’s aides, who report says presented ‘talking points’ from pro-Qatar lobbyist as if they were Israel’s official stance
By ToI Staff
(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)
April 22, 2025, 2:39 pm
Police seek to extend house arrest of PM’s aides in Qatargate, leaked docs scandals
Cops ask court for 21 more days for Jonatan Urich and Eli Feldstein; Urich suspected of obstructing investigation into ties with Qatar, deemed threat to state security
By ToI Staff
(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)
April 4, 2025, 1:59 pm
Qatargate: Judge says PM’s aide Urich stays in detention, Feldstein released to house arrest
Ruling comes after police appealed decision made by different judge, who assailed cops for asking pair about separate leak case; Urich’s attorney claims officers told him to ‘shut up’ when he complained of chest pain
By ToI Staff
From left: Jonatan Urich, Eli Feldstein, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Composite: Flash90)
April 1, 2025, 9:34 pm
PM aides allegedly took money to promote Qatar as hostage mediator, at Egypt’s expense
Urich also suspected of sending Qatar-funded messages to Israeli media claiming they were from a source in Netanyahu’s office; court extends his and Feldstein’s remand
By Jeremy Sharon, Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Israelis protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside the district court in Tel Aviv, where he is testifying in his corruption trial, March 10, 2025. The display includes a 'suitcase of cash' representing Qatari payments to Gaza, and a banner about so-called 'Qatargate.' (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
March 11, 2025, 2:27 pm
Sweeping gag order slapped on probe into Netanyahu aides’ alleged ties to Qatar
Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court prohibits sharing details, including from foreign media, of police investigation into alleged work for Gulf states by figures in the PM’s office
By Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and aide Hani Bleiweiss arrive at a Likud party faction meeting at the Knesset on February 12, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
January 12, 2025, 6:09 pm
Court okays hacking of phones seized from PM aide’s kids amid Sara Netanyahu probe
Police now believe Hanni Bleiweiss’s phone is being held by family’s attorney after initially thinking it was among devices seized from her children
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Illustrative: An in vitro fertilization embryologist works on a petri dish at a fertility clinic in London, August 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
November 24, 2024, 3:03 pm
Court says birth parents of girl born in IVF mix-up must give her to genetic parents
Rishon Lezion Family Court says 2-year-old to be removed from custody of parents who raised her, after high-profile mishap brought about lawsuit against hospital
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
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