Yonatan Urich, a personal aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, announced Monday that he has submitted a pre-lawsuit warning letter through his attorneys against the daily Israel Hayom. Urich accused the newspaper of publishing 'outrageous lies' against him, referring to its reporting that he allegedly leaked classified information to Qatar to smear Egypt, and said further legal steps would follow.
Yonatan Urich, a senior adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, announced Monday that he has submitted a pre-lawsuit warning letter against the daily Israel Hayom through his attorneys, attorneys Amit Hadad and Noa Milstein. In a statement, Urich accused the newspaper of publishing 'outrageous lies' against him.
The legal action follows an Israel Hayom report alleging that Urich leaked classified security information to Qatari intermediaries in an effort to smear Egypt. Urich's pre-lawsuit warning escalates his legal battle against the newspaper, which he says defamed him.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Monday, Urich already faces criminal charges for passing classified information in a separate case, the so-called 'Bild leak' affair. The warning letter adds a new legal front for the Netanyahu aide, who has been at the center of a high-profile legal and political controversy.
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