Former confidant Nir Hefetz arrives in court to begin testimony, though new information could see hearing delayed by a week

PM claims previous government led ‘2 years of stagnation’; opposition chief accuses current coalition of ‘abandoning people to their deaths’

'I heard that Biden was very attentive,' former premier chuckles, as he drops his head and closes his eyes in an apparent imitation of the US president broadcast live on Facebook

Clips widely shared on social media, including by Likud's Galit Distel Atbaryan, were altered to cut out the president's response in order to deliberately mislead, Reuters notes

'Parasites,' 'swindlers' helped by 'deep state;' pro-Netanyahu MKs opposing incoming coalition lash out against its leaders, particularly PM-designate Bennett