Jonathan Orich Files Legal Warning Against Israel Hayom Over False Security Leak Claims

Jonathan Orich, advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has issued a legal warning to the Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom through his lawyers Amit Hadad and Noa Milstein. The warning, submitted on Monday, precedes a lawsuit against the newspaper for publishing what Orich calls "outright lies" about him. The dispute arose from an article by Bini Ashkenazi in Israel Hayom, which cited a security source alleging that Netanyahu's advisors leaked classified information to Qatar to discredit Egypt.

Orich's legal team strongly denied the claims, stating that the publication is false, serious, and baseless. They emphasized that Orich never received classified information to pass on to Qatar, never transmitted classified or security-related information to Qatar, and was not involved in any such activity. Orich demands that Israel Hayom issue a public apology and publish a correction regarding the defamatory statements.

This legal move highlights the sensitivity surrounding leaks and misinformation involving Israeli security affairs and the political environment around Prime Minister Netanyahu's administration. The next steps will depend on Israel Hayom's response to the legal warning and whether the matter proceeds to court.