Israeli Attorney General Orders Investigation Into Sara Netanyahu for Witness Harassment

The probe follows allegations that the prime minister's wife intimidated a key witness and organized protests to influence her husband's corruption trial.

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara has directed police to investigate Sara Netanyahu over claims of witness harassment and obstruction of justice tied to Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial.
WhatsApp messages revealed Sara Netanyahu instructed a former aide to organize protests targeting Hadas Klein, the trial's main prosecution witness, and other political opponents.
The allegations stem from an investigative report by Israel's Channel 12, which also highlighted mistreatment of the aide who leaked the messages before her death in 2023.
Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed the allegations as politically motivated and described the report as false propaganda, while allies criticized the attorney general's actions as selective enforcement.
The investigation adds to the ongoing legal challenges facing the Netanyahu family, as the prime minister continues to fight charges of fraud, breach of trust, and bribery in a trial that began in 2019.