Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will appear in court next week to defend himself in corruption cases against him, amid tight security measures, according to Israeli media.

Yedioth Ahronoth reported that the Israeli internal intelligence agency (Shin Bet) recommended moving a session for Netanyahu to give his testimony from the Central Court in Jerusalem to an underground location in Tel Aviv for security reasons.

Channel 12 Israel said that the recommendation to move Netanyahu's testimony session from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv came based on highly classified information.

The Israeli channel said on Monday that the will also came from the Central Court administration and the General Security Service (Shabak), and that the session will be held in a protected underground courtroom in the Central Court in Tel Aviv.

Netanyahu was due to appear before the Israeli District Court in Jerusalem next week, where he has testified more than once in the past, to defend himself in corruption cases against him.

The channel quoted Barak Lizir, the legal adviser to the Central Court Administration, as saying, "The Court Administration recommends holding a hearing for the Prime Minister's testimony in a protected underground courtroom in the Central Court in Tel Aviv," noting that the two parties - Netanyahu and the prosecution - are now awaiting a decision from the judges on the matter.

According to Israel's Channel 12, Netanyahu's testimony will be held on December 10, after it was postponed for 8 days from the original date scheduled for today, December 2.

She said the duration of the hearings is unknown and will be determined according to the needs of the defence and prosecution, but estimates indicate that they may take 20 days.

Netanyahu had requested to postpone his appearance before the court for two weeks, claiming that he was busy with the International Criminal Court issuing an arrest warrant against him on charges of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip.

Netanyahu is expected to appear next week in court on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust, which were brought against him in January 2020, and his trial began in May of the same year.