Netanyahu appears in court for his corruption trial

TEL AVIV: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at the Tel Aviv District Court on Monday (July 14) to testify in his long-running corruption trial. This was his first appearance in court after the military conflict with Iran.

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Netanyahu is on trial for alleged corruption involving gifts and media favours.
He denies all charges and pleads not guilty.
He is the first sitting Israeli prime minister to face criminal charges.

Netanyahu has continuously denied any wrongdoing and has pleaded not guilty.

He is on trial over a separate series of corruption charges, which he denies.

Netanyahu appears weekly in a Tel Aviv court to testify in the 2019 indictment in three cases involving gifts from millionaire friends and allegedly seeking regulatory favours for media tycoons in return for favourable news coverage.

Netanyahu, 75, is Israel's first sitting prime minister to be charged with a crime.