Overview
- Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli called for a full investigation, becoming the first serving member of Netanyahu’s cabinet to back a probe into Qatargate.
- i24’s report, echoed by Haaretz, detailed correspondence showing Netanyahu confidants coordinating pro‑Qatar messaging and attempts to sideline Egypt’s role in Gaza negotiations.
- Israel Police say they hold communications in which Eli Feldstein updated Netanyahu adviser Yonatan Urich on pro‑Qatar messages; Urich denies involvement and Netanyahu called related reports “fake.”
- Eli Feldstein admitted in a Kan TV interview to leaking a classified document to Bild to sway public opinion and alleged Netanyahu knew of or approved the leak, claims the Prime Minister’s Office firmly rejects as false.
- Naftali Bennett demanded Netanyahu resign and accused him of sabotaging the probe, while Likud and the PMO denied wrongdoing, asserted the aides were not PMO staff, and pointed to a court characterization of the affair as “Qatar‑fake.”