Bennett launches scathing attack: 'We will tear out this tumor'

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett accused Qatar of interference and announced plans for tough action. The trigger was a publication claiming that Netanyahu's advisers allegedly transferred secret data to Qatar. Bennett called Qatar a 'virulent enemy' and promised to 'tear out this tumor.'

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett issued a sharp statement, accusing Qatar of interfering in the country's internal affairs and promising tough measures. The trigger was a publication claiming that three advisers to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—Yonatan Urich, Srulik Einhorn, and Eli Feldstein—allegedly transferred secret data from closed security discussions related to Egypt to Qatar. Bennett called Qatar a 'virulent enemy' that 'financed the October 7 massacre' and 'spread its metastases deep inside the Israeli system.' He stated that Qatari agents worked to undermine peace with Egypt and damage national security. In the future, he said, the next government will declare Qatar an enemy, remove it from the Gaza Strip, and 'tear this tumor out from within.' The article does not include responses from the accused or officials, nor does it specify what data might have been transferred.