Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday that he had testified in an investigation, describing the matter as politically motivated and denouncing the arrest of two of his aides.

"As soon as I was asked to testify, I said I was available and wanted to testify immediately," Netanyahu said in a video statement. "I understood that the investigation was political, but I didn't realize to what extent, that they were holding Yonatan Urich and Eli Feldstein hostage... There is no case, there is absolutely nothing, just a political witch hunt, nothing else."