PM Netanyahu earns storm of outrage for suggesting his aides are being ‘held hostage’ in Qatargate investigation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of his testimony in the trial against him, March 31, 2025. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90

Hostage families and opposition leaders slammed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he said his two aides, who are being investigated in the Qatargate probe , are being “held hostage.”