Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared before the Tel Aviv District Court on Monday to answer corruption charges against him.

The Israeli Army Radio said that this is the 12th time that Netanyahu has appeared before the court (since December 10, 2024).

Netanyahu appears in court for three hours a week to answer corruption charges against him, but Israel's Channel 12 said that Netanyahu requested that his court appearances be reduced from three days a week to two days.

She added that Netanyahu requested a closed session of the court judges in the presence of the Minister of the Occupation Army, Yisrael Katz, to justify the reasons for his request to reduce the number of days he will appear before the court.

She pointed out that the court judges decided before the start of the hearing that the sessions would not extend to more than 14 additional hearings, including Monday.

She pointed out that Netanyahu's defense team is demanding 24 sessions.

The charges in Case 4000 relate to providing facilities to the former owner of the Israeli Walla news website, Shaul Elovitch, who was also an official at the Bezeq telecommunications company, in exchange for positive media coverage.

Netanyahu's trial resumed last December, as he appeared in court twice on December 11 and 12, while his third appearance was on December 16, the fourth on the 18th, and the fifth on the 23rd.

Netanyahu is expected to remain in court until his testimony on the charges against him is completed.

Netanyahu faces charges of corruption, bribery and breach of trust in three corruption cases known as Cases 1000, 2000 and 4000, the most serious of which were filed by former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit in late November 2019.

"Case 1000" relates to Netanyahu and members of his family receiving valuable gifts from wealthy businessmen, in exchange for providing facilities and assistance to these figures in various fields.

In "Case 2000," he is accused of negotiating with Arnon Moses, publisher of the private Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, to obtain positive media coverage.

1. Netanyahu's trial in these cases began in 2020 and is still ongoing. He denies it, claiming that it is a "political campaign aimed at overthrowing him."