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Netanyahu Met Secretly With Former Mossad Official Tied to Qatar Project Post-Oct. 7

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly met with a former senior Mossad official involved in Qatar's influence project in the summer of 2024, months after the October 7th attacks. The official allegedly asked Netanyahu to moderate anti-Qatar remarks by ministers.

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What happened

01Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a secret meeting with a former senior Mossad official in summer 2024.
02The official, involved in Qatar's influence project, allegedly asked Netanyahu to moderate anti-Qatar statements.
03Netanyahu's advisor, Yonatan Urikh, is suspected of arranging the secret meeting.
04Urikh denied arranging the meeting or facilitating requests to curb ministers' anti-Qatar remarks.
05The meeting occurred months after the October 7th attacks and was not officially logged.

Netanyahu's advisor, Yonatan Urikh, is suspected of arranging the meeting, but he denies this, despite investigators presenting evidence to the contrary. Urikh also denied facilitating requests from the official to curb ministers' anti-Qatar statements.