Mr Netanyahu lashed out at the 57-page document released on Thursday listing the allegations against him in a defiant speech to the nation. The Israeli leader said the charges are a “ridiculous plot” attempted by the left to quash his electoral support at the April 9 election. The prime minister also branded the prosecutors’ work a three-year-long “witch-hunt”, which has taken its toll on his family.
He said: “They have put us through hell.
“Even now, they are bleeding my wife, chasing my son.”
Israel's Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announced last week Mr Netanyahu is facing criminal charges in three separate cases, including bribery, pending a hearing.
Benjamin Netanyahu accused the left of carrying out a "plot" against him (Image: GETTY)
This bombshell document came just six weeks before the election in the country, and it will likely shake up the electoral campaign.
The allegations and recent news regarding the indictment seem to be having a major impact on Mr Netanyahu’s popularity in Israel among the electorate.
The Israel leader, who now holds the record of being the first serving prime minister to be facing
