Shin Bet launches inquiry into Netanyahu aides’ ties with Qatar

 https://www.timesofisrael.com/shin-bet-launches-inquiry-into-netanyahu-aides-ties-with-qatar/

The Shin Bet said Saturday it has begun probing reports on the alleged ties between advisers to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Qatar, the main financial backer of the terror group Hamas.

In response to a query from The Democrats MK Gilad Kariv, the security service said that as the body responsible for “preventing espionage threats,” it has begun investigating the protection of state secrets in the Prime Minister’s Office and the personnel surrounding “protected persons,” a euphemism for the most senior Israeli officials.

Responding to the development, Netanyahu’s office put out a statement accusing the Shin Bet of selective enforcement by not probing the premier’s political rivals.