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Netanyahu's Chief of Staff Faces Court Over Detention Conditions

2/25/2026

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Tzachi Braverman, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief of staff, agreed to continue restrictive detention-release conditions pending a court ruling.
The conditions are tied to an investigation alleging Braverman interfered with a military probe into a leak to the German newspaper Bild, in connection with the Qatargate probe.
The Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court will hear the police's request to extend these conditions, with Braverman denying the allegations.

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Tzachi Braverman, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief of staff, agreed to continue restrictive detention-release conditions pending a court ruling.
The conditions are tied to an investigation alleging Braverman interfered with a military probe into a leak to the German newspaper Bild, in connection with the Qatargate probe.
The Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court will hear the police's request to extend these conditions, with Braverman denying the allegations.