Case 4000

Netanyahu trial: Prosecutors accuse PM of tailoring narrative on Elovich ties in Case 4000

“You say things according to the narrative you want to create,” Tirosh told Netanyahu, arguing that his courtroom testimony diverged from how the relationship was described in legal filings.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for the complete disarmament of Hamas and the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip with "no delay" at the Knesset, Jerusalem. January 26.
US President Donald Trump seen in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 14, 2026

Trump threatens Islamic Republic, Israel to be Board of Peace founding member

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the District Court in Tel Aviv, in the trial against him, October 15, 2025

Netanyahu trial: Prosecutors press PM on Elovich ties, conflict-of-interest deals in Case 4000

Activists demonstrate in support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside the District Court in Tel Aviv, during his trial, January 20, 2026

Netanyahu dismisses ‘Walla’ coverage claims as sarcastic banter in continued cross-examination


Netanyahu trial is too long and mismanaged, former Supreme Court president says

Speaking on the All In podcast, Barak addressed the Netanyahu trial, Israel’s democratic future, the absence of a state commission of inquiry, and aspects of his own judicial legacy.

Former high Court president Aharon Barak is seen at a conference of the Israeli Association of Public Law (IAPL) in Haifa, earleir this month. Arguments over judicial overreach and activism in Israel have been ongoing for years, the writer notes.

Netanyahu denies directing Walla coverage in Case 4000 testimony, disputes Hefetz’s account

The case - also known as the Bezeq-Walla affair - centers on allegations that Netanyahu granted regulatory benefits to Bezeq's controlling shareholder in exchange for favorable coverage.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu is seen at a press conference last week.

Netanyahu criminal trial: Hearing opens in Tel Aviv, questions continue on Case 4000

Prosecutors argue that while serving as communications minister, Netanyahu advanced regulatory decisions worth hundreds of millions of shekels to Bezeq in exchange for positive coverage on Walla.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on December 8, 2025

Netanyahu charges against trial scheduling conflicts, questioning continues on Case 4000

Netanyahu's defense team had requested that Monday's hearing be canceled in full due to what it described as diplomatic schedule clashes.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Raul Latorre, President of Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay, December 15, 2025.

Netanyahu rejects prosecution’s claims of favor-seeking in condensed day of testimony

Case 4000 is considered the most serious of the three cases because it involves an alleged direct quid-pro-quo between the regulatory authority and favorable media coverage.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, November 10, 2025.

Display of Netanyahu's severed head 'incites public to murder PM', Likud says in official complaint

The complaint further criticized Israel Police, noting that officers were present at the scene, but did not intervene when the display was presented.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on December 8, 2025

Netanyahu trial: Hearing opens in Tel Aviv, questioning continues on Case 4000

Netanyahu was indicted in 2020 on the charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust in three separate cases: 1000, 2000, and 4000. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of his testimony in the trial against him, October 28, 2025.

Netanyahu trial: Court cancels Monday hearing due to ‘urgent diplomatic meeting’

As a result, Netanyahu is now set to testify only on Tuesday and Wednesday, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. - a shortened schedule confirmed by the court.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Knesset’s 40-signature debate, November 10, 2025.

Filber search allegation collapses as prosecutors close investigation

Prosecutors closed the case into Shlomo Filber’s claim of an unlawful search during his 2018 detention, saying investigators found no evidence to support it.

 Shlomo Filber, former director general of the Communications Ministry court hearing in the trial against former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the District Court in Jerusalem on April 27, 2022.

Netanyahu trial: Hearing opens in Tel Aviv after Tuesday session canceled

Benjamin Netanyahu's trial returns to Case 4000, in which the PM is accused of advancing regulatory benefits worth hundreds of millions of shekels to Shaul Elovitch in exchange for favorable coverage

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on November 10, 2025.