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Tzachi Braverman

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's chief of staff, Tzachi Braverman, attends a Memorial Day ceremony commemorating fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror at Kiryat Shaul Military Cemetery, in Tel Aviv, April 21, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
October 12, 2026, 9:22 am
Police said to suspect PM’s top aide took 30 classified records to shape Oct. 7 narrative
Police reportedly believe Tzachi Braverman improperly removed records on security discussions about Gaza held before Oct. 7 by both Netanyahu and Bennett-Lapid governments
By Nava Freiberg
Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff Tzachi Braverman arrives for the funeral of Asher Hayon, a former chief of staff and adviser to Benjamin Netanyahu, at a cemetery in Modi’in, February 17, 2026. (Jonathan Sahul/Flash90)
October 11, 2026, 12:58 am
Transcript reportedly captures PM’s top aide asking stenographer to falsify Oct. 7 records
Tzachi Braverman asked PM’s stenographer in January 2024 to change timestamp on secure call between PM and his military secretary, was told twice that doing so was illegal
By ToI Staff
Tzachi Braverman attends a Memorial Day ceremony at the Kiryat Shaul Military Cemetery in Tel Aviv, April 21, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
October 10, 2026, 5:17 am
Police said to believe there is enough evidence to charge PM’s chief of staff for altering records
But Tzachi Braverman, probed for forgery and fraud, seen unlikely to be indicted, as it would be tough to disprove his claim that he mistakenly changed timestamp on phone call from morning of Oct. 7 attack
By ToI Staff
Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot visits the Nova music festival memorial site near Kibbutz Re’im in southern Israel, on the third anniversary of the October 7 massacre, October 7, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 9, 2026, 3:20 pm
‘Treason’: Opposition demands criminal probe of PM, after ex-military aide’s Oct.7 revelations
Leaders of anti-Netanyahu bloc call on attorney general to investigate allegations Prime Minister’s Office tampered with records from Oct. 7 to cover up failures, lied to comptroller
By Leon Kraiem
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem on January 22, 2023. At right is his military secretary, Maj. Gen. Avi Gil. At left is his chief of staff Tzachi Braverman. (Olivier Fitoussi/FLASH90)
October 9, 2026, 4:00 am
PM’s ex-military secretary: Netanyahu prioritized political survival when he could have saved hostages’ lives
In bombshell interview, Avi Gil, who was in post on Oct. 7, alleges PM’s chief of staff falsified his phone records from that day; PM issues denial; opposition leaders call for criminal probe
By Lazar Berman and 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 Modi'in, February 17, 2026. (Tal Gal/Flash90)
May 26, 2026, 3:37 pm
Netanyahu ex-chief of staff to be indicted for obstruction of justice, pending hearing
Braverman is accused of telling PM’s media adviser Eli Feldstein of an investigation into his leak of classified information to the Bild newspaper
By Jeremy Sharon and Nava Freiberg
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 (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’s Chief of Staff Tzachi Braverman arrives for the funeral of Asher Hayon, a former chief of staff and adviser to Benjamin Netanyahu, at a cemetery in Modi’in, February 17, 2026. (Jonathan Sahul/Flash90)
March 1, 2026, 8:27 pm
Court declines to extend key restrictive conditions on Netanyahu’s chief of staff
Given war with Iran, Tzachi Braverman must be able to resume work, judge says; court gives police 2 days to appeal before restrictions lifted
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 Modi'in, 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
Eli Feldstein, a former media adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and one of the suspects in the so-called Qatargate investigation, and a defendant in the Bild leak scandal, speaks to the Kan public broadcaster in an interview aired December 22, 2025. (Screenshot: Kan)
February 18, 2026, 1:29 pm
Cops granted access to raw interview material that sparked probe of PM’s chief of staff
Court rejects petition by Kan journalist against order to hand over content from session with former Netanyahu aide Feldstein, but excludes remarks made off-record
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)
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
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