Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared for the 28th time in Tel Aviv District Court on Tuesday to answer corruption charges against him.

Israel Hayom newspaper reported that Netanyahu appeared before the court for the 28th time since December 10, 2024.

She added: "Netanyahu is expected to focus today on the prosecution in Case 2000, known as the 'Netanyahu-Mozes' affair."

She continued: "Arnold Mozes, who was the controlling shareholder in the Yedioth Ahronoth group at the time in question and is also a defendant in this case, also attended Netanyahu's testimony today."

The newspaper explained that the indictment "states that the two held a conversation about their shared interest in improving the way Netanyahu was covered by the Yedioth Ahronoth media, while simultaneously imposing restrictions on the rival newspaper Israel Hayom."

The newspaper quoted Netanyahu as denying the allegations against him, telling the court judges: "I did not believe there was anything criminal in the contacts with Mozes. It was part of the usual contact between a politician and a publisher."

He added about Moses: "He was a bitter opponent. The newspaper systematically attacked me and supported my opponents. He never once offered me a bribe, and I never thought he offered me a bribe, and I don't think he offered me a bribe today."

The court convenes twice a week to hear Netanyahu's responses to the charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust against him.

Two weeks ago, the court decided to end hearings on Netanyahu's responses tomorrow, Wednesday.

Yedioth Ahronoth reported last Tuesday: "The judges in Netanyahu's trial have authorized his lawyer, Amit Hadad, to hold four additional sessions in the main testimony phase, which will conclude on May 7."

She added, "After the testimony phase ends, Netanyahu's cross-examination will begin," without providing further details.

Netanyahu faces charges of corruption, bribery, and breach of trust in what are known as Cases 1000, 2000, and 4000. Former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit filed the indictment in late November 2019.

"Case 1000" concerns allegations that Netanyahu and members of his family received expensive gifts from wealthy businessmen in exchange for various benefits and assistance.

In "Case 2000," he is accused of negotiating with Arnon Mozes, publisher of the privately owned Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, to obtain positive media coverage.

The more serious "Case 4000" concerns the alleged facilitation of favors to the former owner of the Israeli Walla news website, Shaul Elovitch, who was also an executive at the Bezeq telecommunications company, in exchange for positive media coverage.

Netanyahu's trial in these cases began in 2020 and is still ongoing. He denies the charges, claiming they are a "political campaign aimed at ousting him."