One of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s closest confidants has agreed to testify against him in a graft probe, Israeli media reported Wednesday, in a fresh threat to his long tenure. The prime minister himself has not been named as a suspect in the investigation. The two men have been identified as Nir Hefetz and Eli Kamir, both former media advisers for the Netanyahu family. Until yesterday,” said Caspit, the author of a recent book on the prime minister. The next election is not due until the end of 2019 but Israeli media speculated Netanyahu might call go the polls before the end of this year.

Source: Hindustan Times February 21, 2018 18:22 UTC