Benjamin Netanyahu gives testimony to Israel police over ‘Qatar Gate’ trial
- Israeli police arrested Netanyahu's top aides, Yonatan Urich and Eli Feldstein, amid the ongoing 'Qatargate' investigation.
- Authorities are probing suspected ties between Netanyahu's aides and Qatari interests, which prompted the investigation.
- Feldstein allegedly leaked a classified document related to Gaza hostage negotiations and worked to influence Israeli media.
- Netanyahu, who is already on trial for corruption, called the investigation a 'political witch hunt' in a video statement.
- The arrests intensified political tensions as the government tries to fire officials, while Likud linked the probe to those efforts.
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Israeli PM Netanyahu says his aides “held hostage” in Qatargate probe
On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he had testified in an ongoing investigation into whether his aides received payments from Qatar. He calls the investigation a witch hunt. However, political tension in Israel is rising, leading to growing anger towards the leader. Solange Mougin reports.
Benjamin Netanyahu has Qatar-gate millstone around his neck: 'ticking time bomb' for prime minister
A political witch hunt or a prime minister sinking deeper into a quagmire of corruption and conflicts of interest? Israel faces numerous external threats, but it is domestic unrest that currently dominates.
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