After months of preparation, the PM's defense team will face down a panel of the nation's top justice officials and attempt to convince them of his innocence

Netanyahu has said he will meet Gantz in final coalition-building effort before returning mandate to president -- on same day his pre-indictment hearing in 3 criminal cases begins

Prime minister's legal team had asked that proceedings be lengthened so they'd have time to present all of their defense arguments in 3 graft cases PM is facing

Liat Ben-Ari appointed deputy state attorney after a delay due to charges her nomination was part of an effort to bring down Netanyahu

Decision seen as an indicator PM likely won't succeed in convincing prosecutors to drop the charges against him at a pretrial hearing next week

In harshly worded letter, Mandelblit aide calls the demand 'unprecedented and without legal basis,' chastises PM's lawyers for not preparing better

PM doesn’t say if he’ll attend October 2-3 hearing with attorney general for pending corruption charges, insists he has ‘nothing to hide’

Movement for Quality Government say PM's lawyers are making a mockery of process and should be seen as waiving right to hearing set for October 2

Netanyahu denies looking into whether Rivlin would consider pardoning him in graft cases if he steps down as premier

Spokesman dismisses 'baseless' reports that PM reaching out to attorney general ahead of pre-indictment hearing, says lawyers will present Mandelblit with 'crushing arguments'