Former Israel Police commissioner Roni Alsheich claims he begged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cut ties with Qatar amid investigations into illicit connections between officials in the PMO and Doha. Alsheich, a vocal critic of Netanyahu, stated that he had urged the PMO to sever the connection due to Qatar's support for Hamas. He also questioned the disbanding of an inter-organizational team that worked to thwart terrorist funds from Qatar during Netanyahu's time in office. Netanyahu's Likud party dismissed Alsheich's claims as 'fake news' without providing specific details.