Yair Netanyahu Changes Name to Yonatan Hon, Documents Reveal
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Yair Netanyahu, son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has legally changed his name to Yonatan Hon, according to tax documents obtained by Haaretz. The change occurred within the last 18 months and is reflected in official tax records.
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- Yair Netanyahu legally changed his name to Yonatan Hon within the last 18 months.
- The change is confirmed by Israeli tax authority documents under the same ID number.
- Tax deductions from late 2024 still used the name Yair Netanyahu.
- Current year tax documents use the new name Yonatan Hon.
- The report was published by Haaretz on July 8, 2026.
- No official explanation for the name change was provided.
Yair Netanyahu, the eldest son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has legally changed his name to Yonatan Hon. This was reported on July 8, 2026, by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, which obtained tax authority documents confirming the name change under the same identification number. The change reportedly took place over the past year and a half. Tax deduction approvals issued at the end of 2024 still bore the name Yair Netanyahu, while those for the current year were issued under the new name, Yonatan Hon, with identical identifying details. No further reasons for the name change were provided in the report.
