Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuâ„¢s bureau chief has announced his resignation, making him the second top aide of the Israeli premier to quit in recent weeks.
Gil Sheffer replaced Nathan Eshel, who resigned last March over charges of misconduct and damaging civil service discipline for harassing a female staffer while in office.
According to reports, Sheffer has also been investigated over allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman more than a decade ago.
However, Sheffer has denied the allegations and said that his resignation is not related to the investigation.
Å“It was a year and a half ago; the investigation ended. There is no connection between my decision to leave and these claims,” Sheffer said.
Sheffer said that he will leave office by the end of July.
Reports say Netanyahu has accepted the resignation.
In February 2012, the Israeli justice ministry said that it had received information from a woman claiming to have been abused by Sheffer 15 years ago. Sheffer was serving as deputy bureau chief at the time of the complaint.
Meanwhile, Yaakov Amidror Maariv, a security adviser of the Israeli regime, is also reportedly quitting and is scheduled to leave in November. He served as one of Netanyahuâ„¢s top advisers.
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Republished with permission from: Press TV