A former senior official in the Mossad spy agency was questioned under caution last week about the so-called Qatargate affair that has roiled the Prime Minister’s Office.

Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court Judge Menahem Mizrahi permitted publication of the development on Sunday, but issued a gag order on any other details.

Mizrahi allowed the media to report on the questioning because the former official was not placed under arrest, but prohibited releasing further information for security reasons, according to the Haaretz news outlet, which had requested permission to release the information.

The affair revolves primarily around suspicions that two Netanyahu aides — Jonatan Urich and Eli Feldstein — committed multiple offenses tied to their alleged work for a pro-Qatar lobbying firm, including contact with a foreign agent and a series of corrupt actions involving lobbyists and businessmen, all while working for the prime........

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