Israeli authorities have named two suspects who work for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and were detained for questioning in an investigation into the premier's office's ties to Qatar. The suspects, Yonatan Urich and Eli Feldstein, were arrested on suspicion of contacting a foreign agent, fraud, money laundering, and bribery. The investigation was launched after it was revealed that Feldstein, a former spokesman for Netanyahu, worked for Qatar via an international firm contracted by Doha to feed Israeli journalists pro-Qatar stories. The lifting of a gag order on the suspects' identities comes as Netanyahu seeks to fire the head of the Shin Bet security agency, who claims the move is aimed at undermining the investigation.

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