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. Related articles Israel REJECTS UN report on Palestinian deaths in Gaza Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu ‘to be indicted for corruption’ 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 criminal charges, is seeing his party, Likud, lose support against the centre-left coalition Blue & White. The political alliance between Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid is triumphing in recent polls and could gain as many as 27 seats in the Israeli Parliament, the Knesset, since 2015. Related articles ‘Come home!’ Israel urge Jews to leave France after swastikas sprayed Iran REFUSE to rule out CONFLICT with Israel after bombing campaign The Israeli Prime Minister spoke of a "witch-hunt" against him (Image: GETTY) Benjamin Netanyahu's party is losing consensus against a centre-left alliance (Image: GETTY) A poll conducted by Channel 12 on 532 people on March 3 is suggesting that, on April 9, the left-wing coalition could jump from 11 to 39 seats, while the Likud may gain just one seat out of the 120 up for grabs, going from 29 to 30 seats. Israel seems to be turning its back to right-wing parties, with small ones risking to disappear from parliament as they may not hit the 3.25 percentage of the national vote threshold. The prime minister seems to be losing the support also of his Government allies. The election in Israel will take place on April 9 (Image: GETTY) Ayelet Shaked, his former justice minister, dismissed suggestions prosecutors against Mr Netanyahu are politically motivated. Similarly, an MP from the Likud Party said the Prime Minister attacks were baseless. The Times of Israel’s columnist David Horowitz branded the prime minister a threat to democracy and Bret Stephens, the former editor of the Jerusalem Post, called on him to resign. He wrote: “Netanyahu is a man for whom no moral consideration comes before political interest and whose chief political interest is himself.” All rights reserved for this news site express.co.uk and under his responsibility