Police question Netanyahu over corruption

Israeli media is reporting that police have entered the home of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of an investigation into a corruption case

Israeli media say police are questioning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of an investigation into a corruption case involving the country's telecom giant.

Army Radio and other media said police entered Netanyahu's residence on Friday.

Reports said Netanyahu's wife, Sara, was being questioned at another location.

Last week, two Netanyahu confidants were arrested on suspicion of promoting regulation worth hundreds of millions of dollars to the Bezeq telecom company.

In return, Bezeq's news site, Walla, allegedly provided positive Netanyahu coverage.

This was the first time that Netanyahu, who held the communications portfolio until last year, had been questioned over the affair, known as Case 4000.

Police recommended indicting Netanyahu on corruption charges in two other cases.

Netanyahu had denied any wrongdoing, dismissing the accusations as a media witch hunt.


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