Bild leak affair

Bild leak affair defendants to respond to charges against them in first since Urich added

The hearing was the first since the indictment was amended last month to add senior Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu adviser Yonatan Urich as a defendant.

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Yonatan Urich following the Tel Aviv District Court ruling rejecting a request for his suspension at the PMO, June 25, 2026.
MK Tally Gotliv speaking in Knesset May 25,2026.

MK Gotliv denies claims that Likud will cancel primaries, defends 'Bild' leak affair

Gotliv was unimpressed by Amit Segal’s report on Netanyahu’s intention to cancel the Likud primaries, saying that he was "diminishing the leadership strength of the Prime Minister."

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Yonatan Urich is seen following a hearing on journalist Omri Assenheim’s refusal to provide police with materials from a program he broadcast about Eli Feldstein, after the District Court ruled that journalistic privilege does not apply, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, March 30, 2026.

A-G to indict Netanyahu adviser Yonatan Urich in classified-documents affair, evidence destruction

The indictment, which prosecutors will file shortly in the Tel Aviv District Court, charges Urich with delivering secret information with the intent to harm state security and destroying evidence.

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Tzachi Braverman walking at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, November 11, 2024.

'Midnight Meeting' Affair: PMO chief-of-staff Braverman summoned for pre-indictment hearing

At the heart of the matter, for which the prosecution is considering bringing criminal charges against him, is the "midnight meeting" affair, a sub-chapter in the larger "Bild" and "Qatargate" cases.

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IDF reservist Ari Rosenfeld's defense claims prosecutors hid key materials in Bild leak case

Rosenfeld's lawyers sent a letter to the State Attorney’s Office claiming that "investigative materials that are highly relevant and vital were hidden from the defense."

JANUARY 18, 2026BySARAH BEN-NUN
Aaron “Ari” Rosenfeld, one of the suspects in the classified documents leak case arrives to the courtroom at the Tel Aviv District Court on January 7, 2025.

Israeli court lifts restrictions on former Netanyahu aides in Bild leak scandal

The decision, authored by Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court Judge Mehahem Mizrahi, will take effect on Sunday to allow the Israel Police to appeal to the district court. 

JANUARY 15, 2026BySARAH BEN-NUN
Yonatan Urich, adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen before a press conference in Tel Aviv on October 3, 2022.

Former IDF chief Halevi to testify in Bild affair case

Halevi, who ordered the Military Police to investigate the leak and brought the Shin Bet into the picture, is expected to detail how the original inquiry was launched and handled.

JANUARY 14, 2026ByEFRAT FORSHER
IDF chief of staff Herzi Halevi seen during an exercise in northern Israel, July 31, 2024

Three figures close to Netanyahu appear in court for hearing in Bild case 

Feldstein and Urich were arrested in March 2024 in connection with the Bild affair, which centers on the September 2024 leak of a classified military intelligence document.

JANUARY 14, 2026BySARAH BEN-NUN, EFRAT FORSHER
Prime Minister's Chief of Staff Tzachi Braverman arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of the testimony of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the trial against him, December 18, 2024.

Israel Police seek to renew restrictions on Netanyahu aide Yonatan Urich in Bild leak probe

At the center of the request is police insistence that Urich be barred from working at the consultancy firm Perception, which investigators say is owned and managed by Israel Einhorn.

JANUARY 12, 2026BySARAH BEN-NUN
Yonatan Urich, adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen before a press conference in Tel Aviv on October 3, 2022.