Israel AG Indicts Netanyahu Former Advisor for Leaking Classified Military Intelligence to German Media

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara announced Thursday the indictment of former Netanyahu adviser Yonatan Urich on charges including transmitting secret information with intent to harm state security, possession of classified material, and evidence destruction 1. The charges stem from a classified IDF document Bild published in September 2024, which prosecutors allege was used to shape Israeli public opinion during the hostage negotiations at a moment of intense pressure on Netanyahu over his Philadelphi Corridor stance 1. Former War Cabinet Minister Gadi Eisenkot has stated the leak burned a critical Gaza intelligence source tracking hostage conditions and that Netanyahu knew the source's identity before the disclosure 2. Urich's attorneys called the decision "detached from the evidence," citing a district court president who found "not a shred of evidence" linking him to the leak 12.