Khaberni - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared today, Tuesday, at the Central Court in Tel Aviv once again to respond to the corruption charges against him, according to the Israeli press.
"Israel Today" newspaper reported that Netanyahu arrived at the court this afternoon and began his testimony.
Channel 12 of Israel reported yesterday that Netanyahu requested an early end to Tuesday's session under the pretext of "a commitment to an important political meeting," without details.
Netanyahu previously avoided appearing in court, claiming travel or being busy with developments of the genocide that Israel carried out in the Gaza Strip over two years.
Netanyahu faces accusations of corruption, bribery, and breach of trust in 3 cases that require his imprisonment if convicted, while he refuses to confess in any of them.
"Case 1000" involves accusations directed at him for obtaining valuable gifts from businessmen for himself and his family members in exchange for providing facilities and assistance in various fields.
In "Case 2000", he is accused of negotiating with the publisher of the Hebrew newspaper "Yedioth Ahronoth" (private), Arnon Mozes, to secure favorable media coverage.
As for "Case 4000", it concerns providing facilities to the former owner of the news site "Walla" Shaul Elovitch, who was also a chief at the telecommunications company "Bezeq", in exchange for favorable media coverage.
In addition to his local trial, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant on November 21, 2024, for Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, due to their involvement in committing war crimes and crimes against humanity against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
The trial coincides with an agreement, between Hamas and Israel on October 10 of the previous year, which ended a genocide committed by Tel Aviv in Gaza over two years, resulting in at least 68,865 Palestinian deaths and 170,670 injuries, most of them children and women.
