Overview
- The attorney general announced plans to indict Jonatan (Yonatan) Urich on charges tied to a classified-document leak to the German tabloid Bild, a decision made public on Thursday, May 28, 2026.
- Prosecutors said they will charge Urich with transmitting secret information with intent to harm state security, possession of confidential material, and destruction of evidence.
- Urich and his lawyers rejected the move, pointing to a judicial finding by Judge President Menachem Mizrahi that they say found no evidence connecting him to the leak.
- Prosecutors will list Urich alongside already indicted aide Eli Feldstein and Ari Rosenfeld and said they also intend to indict Israel Einhorn, whose return to Israel has been reported as resisted.
- The announcement deepens political strain on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by adding to the Bild and earlier 'Qatargate' probes and the prime minister’s separate corruption trials, which could affect voting and coalition dynamics this fall.