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Netanyahu Aide Yonatan Urich Indicted for Leaking Hamas Docs

6/12/2026

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Yonatan Urich, aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was indicted for leaking a classified Hamas negotiation document to the tabloid Bild.
Prosecutors say the top-secret document, outlining Hamas’s hostage-negotiation strategy, was sent via WhatsApp in September 2024.
The amended indictment charges Urich with five offenses—including providing classified material and destroying evidence—and also names Eli Feldstein and Ari Rosenfeld.
Attorney General barred Urich from any security facility and the Prime Minister’s Office.

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Yonatan Urich, aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was indicted for leaking a classified Hamas negotiation document to the tabloid Bild.
Prosecutors say the top-secret document, outlining Hamas’s hostage-negotiation strategy, was sent via WhatsApp in September 2024.
The amended indictment charges Urich with five offenses—including providing classified material and destroying evidence—and also names Eli Feldstein and Ari Rosenfeld.
Attorney General barred Urich from any security facility and the Prime Minister’s Office.