Amit Segal Responds to Yonatan Urich Leak: 'Testimony That Will Incriminate Me'
Translated & summarized from Maariv by baba
Reporter Amit Segal addressed the leak of private messages from Yonatan Urich, an advisor to Prime Minister Netanyahu, on live television. Segal confessed that journalists often exchange information with sources, including campaign plans, and called the hacking and publication of Urich's messages a criminal act. He warned that similar correspondences could be found on the phones of other political figures if they were hacked. Urich's lawyers announced that legal action would be taken against those responsible for the hack and dissemination of the messages.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Reporter Amit Segal admitted journalists engage in information exchange with sources, including campaign plans.
- Segal stated he would pursue legal action if his own phone messages were hacked and published.
- He suggested similar correspondences would be found on other politicians' phones if hacked.
- Yonatan Urich's lawyers threatened legal action against those who hacked and published his messages.
- The leak involved private correspondences attributed to Urich, an advisor to Prime Minister Netanyahu.
Reporter Amit Segal responded live on Channel 12 to the leak of private correspondences attributed to Yonatan Urich, an advisor to Prime Minister Netanyahu. Segal stated that he wished to offer "testimony that will incriminate me," explaining that journalists receive information through a delicate exchange with sources, which can include sharing drafts of speeches or campaign plans. He criticized the hacking and publication of Urich's phone contents as a "terrible and criminal act." Segal vowed that if his own phone were hacked and his messages published, he would pursue legal action against anyone involved. He further suggested that similar or more extensive correspondences would be found if the phones of other political figures, from Arab parties to religious parties, and including figures like Eizenkot and Ben-Gvir, were similarly breached.
Urich, through his lawyers Amit Haddad and Noa Milstein, issued a statement on X (formerly Twitter) asserting that whoever hacked his WhatsApp and published altered personal conversations would pay the full price. The statement also warned that anyone publishing, distributing, or sharing these messages would face criminal charges and personal lawsuits, as such actions constitute a criminal offense.
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