Tzachi Braverman

Court extends travel ban on Braverman amid probe into alleged ‘midnight meeting’

Braverman is suspected of obstructing an investigation, improperly conveying official information, and fraud and breach of trust.

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Cabinet secretary Tzachi Braverman seen at the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister office in Jerusalem on December 18, 2016.
Eli Feldstein and Aaron “Ari” Rosenfeld, two of the suspects in the so-called Qatargate investigation arrives for a court hearing at the Tel Aviv District Court on July 15, 2025.

Court freezes order requiring journalist Omri Assenheim to hand over raw interview footage

In a short decision issued on Tuesday, Judge Ami Kobo ordered that the enforcement of the magistrate’s ruling be stayed until at least February 1.

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Yonatan Urich who was arrested in the so-called Qatargate investigation arrives for a court hearing the court in Lod, August 19, 2025.

Israel Police seek to bar Netanyahu aide Urich from PM's office amid Bild leak probe

The appeal was heard a day after the district court reversed an earlier decision by Magistrate’s Court President Judge Menachem Mizrahi and reinstated restrictive conditions on Tzachi Braverman.

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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.

Lod District Court Judge rules to uphold restrictions on PMO chief of staff in Bild leak case

Lod District Court Judge Yaakov Spasser ruled that there is reasonable suspicion justifying the imposition of restrictions on Tzachi Braverman.

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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.

Officials from Netanyahu's office appeal ‘disproportionate’ conditions in renewed Bild leak probe

Tzachi Braverman, chief of staff at the Prime Minister’s Office, and Omer Mantzur, a PMO spokesman, filed appeals on Monday against decisions by a police officer to release them under restrictions.

JANUARY 12, 2026BySARAH BEN-NUN
View of the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, Israel, January 22, 2025