Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed corruption charges against him as 'ridiculous' and attacked the country's media.
Israeli media called it a "historic day" as Netanyahu faced charges of bribery, fraud and breach of public trust in three separate cases while running a country at war. But Netanyahu rejected the charges, saying: "There's no corruption, no fraud. It is just ridiculous.
The other two cases allege that Netanyahu attempted to negotiate more favourable coverage in two Israeli media outlets. One involves alleged attempts by the prime minister to reach a deal with Arnon Mozes, publisher of the popular Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth, for better coverage by agreeing to weaken the status of a rival daily newspaper.
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