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Netanyahu Aide Urich Faces Indictment Over Classified Gaza Leak

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara says the leaks to Bild were intended to influence public debate on Gaza ceasefire talks after the killing of six hostages.

People march a rally against recent moves by the Israeli government to fire the Attorney General Gali Baharav Miara and the dismissal of top security agency chief, Ronen Bar, as well as the demand to release all hostages, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 26, 2025. REUTERS/Nir Elias/File Photo
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Overview

  • Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara announced on July 13 that she will seek to indict Jonatan Urich on security charges for allegedly leaking top-secret military documents.
  • Prosecutors allege Urich and another aide extracted classified information from the Israeli military and passed it to German newspaper Bild to shape public opinion after six hostages were killed in Gaza.
  • The leaked documents outlined Hamas’ strategy in indirect ceasefire talks in Doha and largely mirrored Prime Minister Netanyahu’s account of the truce breakdown.
  • Urich denies any wrongdoing and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denounced the probes into his aides as a political witch-hunt.
  • The unfolding case escalates scrutiny of the broader Qatargate and BibiLeaks scandals with indirect ceasefire negotiations in Doha still under way.