Yonatan Urich prepares for a massive lawsuit against 'Israel Hayom': 'To be continued - and in cash'

Yonatan Urich, the Prime Minister's advisor, declared war today, Monday, against the 'Israel Hayom' newspaper. In a post he published, he wrote:

'I have just submitted, through my lawyers, a pre-lawsuit warning letter regarding the baseless lies of 'Israel Hayom' against me. To be continued - and in cash'.

Urich's anger is directed at a headline published yesterday in the newspaper, according to which 'a security source claims: PM's advisors leaked classified information to the Qataris'. According to the warning letter, Urich's legal team, led by Adv. Amit Hadad, categorically denies any connection to the affair and states that it is 'serious defamation and gross falsehood'.

The letter emphasizes that Urich never received or transferred classified information to Qatar, and was never investigated on such suspicion. The lawyers emphasize that the publication, which they claim relied on an anonymous source, caused Urich immense damage. According to them, senior politicians, including Benny Gantz, Gadi Eisenkot, and Naftali Bennett, rushed to use the publication to attack the Prime Minister and Urich himself, to the point of calling him a 'Qatari agent'. The letter notes that adding the word 'allegedly' does not exempt the newspaper from responsibility for such a serious accusation.

At the end of the warning letter, Urich sets a clear ultimatum to the 'Israel Hayom' editorial board and editor-in-chief Omer Lachmanovitch. He demands the immediate removal of the article, the publication of an apology and a correction with the same prominence as the original publication, and an offer of significant financial compensation. If the newspaper does not comply with these demands by 10:00 tomorrow morning, Urich threatens to take legal action. No response has yet been received from 'Israel Hayom'.