Netanyahu is Israel’s first sitting prime minister to be charged with a crime. His predecessor, Ehud Olmert, was forced to resign a decade ago ahead of a corruption indictment that later sent him to prison for 16 months.
The decision to charge him is likely to deal a heavy blow to Benjamin Netanyahu’s hopes of remaining in office.
A page had made remarks detrimental to Arabs but the Israeli PM blamed a staffer for the post.
The Israeli prime minister made his pitch to nationalist voters.
Swathes of empty seats were left in the hall.
It comes after heightened international pressure following a UN commission that found Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
Five of those killed in the double-tap strike were journalists.
"Netanyahu is a disgusting liar. Children are starving to death"
His comments directly contradicted Benjamin Netanyahu, who calls it a “bold-faced lie”