Speaking at the trial in Jerusalem District Court, state prosecutor Liat Ben-Ari said: "The relationship between Netanyahu and the (co-) defendants became currency, something that could be traded." State attorneys carrying the prosecution materials of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu trial at the Jerusalem district court in Salah El-Din, East Jerusalem, April 5, 2021. A police officer stands guard in front of protesters as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's motorcade arrives at the District Court in Jerusalem for a hearing in his corruption trial, April 5, 2021. (Maya Alleruzzo/The Associated Press)Iris Elovitch, who like her husband denies wrongdoing, interrupted Yeshua, shouting: "How much can you lie?" Netanyahu, who faces two additional cases, spent an hour at the court session, departing with the judges' consent before Yeshua testified.

Source: CBC News April 05, 2021 21:45 UTC