Netanyahu, in first courtroom testimony, says he only ever served 'the good of the country'

The Israeli prime minister admitted to having a person friendship with the owner of Walla, but claimed the news site's coverage of him was hostile and negligible. He said that he tried to diversify the telecom market, which he claimed was dominated by left-leaning outlets. The judges allowed Netanyahu to receive ostensibly urgent notes during his testimony – apparently a way of allowing him to interrupt the flow of his testimony