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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's chief of staff Ido Norden (YouTube screenshot)
July 9, 2026, 3:05 am
Recordings reveal repeated police requests for PM to testify on Bild leak affair were rebuffed
‘We don’t have time. It’s irrelevant,’ Netanyahu’s chief of staff heard telling investigator, who is told to speak with premier’s lawyers
By Stav Levaton
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
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
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
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
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, speaks with his chief of staff Tzachi Braverman during the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, July 30, 2023. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP)
February 25, 2026, 11:03 pm
AG lets police summon Netanyahu to testify on claims against chief of staff – reports
PM not expected to be questioned as a suspect, but senior law enforcement source tells Channel 12 ‘there was no escape’ from him having to testify about Tzachi Braverman
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's chief of staff, Tzachi Braverman, at the funeral of Asher Hayon, a former chief of staff and adviser to the premier, at a cemetery in Modiin, February 17, 2026. (Tal Gal/Flash90)
February 25, 2026, 5:21 pm
PM’s chief of staff accepts temporary extension of release restrictions until court ruling
Police filed extension request for ongoing restrictive conditions against Braverman 12 hours before expiration; judge says police presented ‘convincing’ reason for late filing
By Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's chief of staff, Tzachi Braverman, attends a hearing during the premier's graft trial at the Tel Aviv District Court on December 18, 2024. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
February 22, 2026, 4:25 pm
Supreme Court refuses to allow PM’s chief of staff to appeal his release conditions
Judge says Braverman still barred from contacting Netanyahu or suspects in obstruction case, and from leaving country, after he asked to be allowed to begin role as envoy to UK
By Jeremy Sharon and 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)
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
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
Tzachi Braverman, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief of staff, at the Tel Aviv District Court ahead of the premier's testimony on December 18, 2024. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
January 23, 2026, 8:08 pm
Gag order placed on investigation of top PM aide’s alleged bid to scupper Bild probe
Court accepts police appeal to put sweeping ban on publishing material from investigation of late-night meeting between Braverman and Feldstein that could expose Shin Bet methods
By ToI Staff
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
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