This morning: Opening of the evidentiary phase in the Netanyahu trial Israel today

In the presence of the Prime Minister: Prosecutor Liat Ben-Ari will deliver an opening speech • After that, the testimony of Ilan Yeshua will begin

The evidentiary phase of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trial will open today (Monday) in a hearing to be held in the Jerusalem District Court.

This is the beginning of the central and long part of the trial, and all the defendants in the Alps cases, including Prime Minister Netanyahu, will attend the hearing.

The opening speech will be delivered by the Head of the Prosecution and the Deputy State Attorney, Attorney Liat Ben-Ari.

Archive photo: Yoni Rickner, Efrat Forsher

Ben-Ari is expected to give a speech for about half an hour, and her words will be directed mainly to the media.

It will repeat the prosecution's allegations that these are serious charges and offenses allegedly committed in the course of the Prime Minister's office and using his governmental power in a deliberate, orderly and continuous manner.

After that, the interrogation phase of the main witness in the 4000 case will begin - Ilan Yeshua, former CEO of Walla!

In recent days it has become known about the tapes that were deleted from the cell phone of the key witness Yeshua.

Among the deleted conversations: Evidence that the defense sees as "qualifying evidence," in which Elowitz's wife, Iris Elowitz, is heard telling Salvation that she does not want the site to be right-wing or left-wing but to be objective.

Adv. Uri Keinan, Acting Chairman of the Bar Association: "The purpose of the opening speech - to explain to the court the court's planned plan."