Overview
- Police said a senior official from the Prime Minister’s Office was detained for questioning on suspicion of obstructing an investigation and is being questioned under caution.
- Israeli media identified the aide as Tzachi Braverman, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief of staff and the designated ambassador to the United Kingdom.
- Reports said police searched Braverman’s home and that former Netanyahu adviser Eli Feldstein was expected to speak with investigators later, with a possible confrontation between the two under consideration.
- Feldstein alleges Braverman told him he could shut down a probe after Feldstein leaked a classified IDF document to Bild in 2024, an account Braverman denies.
- Opposition leader Yair Lapid urged suspending Braverman’s ambassadorial appointment, while Israeli media reported Braverman is not suspected of direct involvement in the separate Qatargate affair.