Leaked WhatsApp messages tied to Netanyahu adviser Urich surface online

First reported by CTech at · Updated · 2 sources

Messages attributed to Yonatan Urich, a senior strategic adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have been published on social media about two weeks before Israel's elections. According to CTech, they allegedly include conversations with politicians, lawyers, journalists and campaign consultants. Semafor says the breach came from Urich's WhatsApp account.

  • Semafor describes the leak as the latest breach involving Netanyahu's circle.
  • The messages have not been independently verified in the reports.

Covered by 2 publishers within 9 hours of the first report.

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