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Yair Netanyahu Changes Name to Yonatan Hon Amid Identity and Security Moves

Yair Netanyahu, son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has legally changed his name to Yonatan Hon in the past year and a half. The change, confirmed by tax documents, reflects a family pattern of name changes linked to security and anonymity.

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What happened

01Yair Netanyahu legally changed his name to Yonatan Hon over the last 18 months.
02Tax documents show use of both names with the same ID number and a fake address.
03Yair previously used the surname Hon on social media, linked to his maternal grandfather's original name.
04His brother Avner changed his name to Avi Segal and bought a £502,000 property in Oxford under that name.
05Prime Minister Netanyahu also changed his name temporarily in the 1980s while in the US.
06Name changes are reportedly for security and anonymity while living abroad.

His brother Avner also changed his name and purchased property in England under his new identity. Yair is registered as self-employed in advertising and has undergone recent cosmetic facial procedures.