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The Israeli army on Friday forcibly dispersed an anti-occupation protest in the occupied West Bank that left dozens of Palestinians affected by teargas, according to a Palestinian NGO.
“Dozens of protesters were affected by teargas when Israeli troops broke up the demonstration,” Murad Shtawi, a popular resistance coordinator in the West Bank village of Kafr Qaddum -- where the demonstration was held -- said in a Friday statement.
Israeli police questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday over what local media said was a case involving the country's largest telecoms firm, one of three corruption probes in which he has been named as a suspect.Netanyahu, a conservative premier now in his fourth term, has denied any wrongdoing in all the cases. He has been questioned over so-called "Case 4000" before and police have yet to make a recommendation about any charges.The authorities allege Netanyahu awarded regulatory favours to Bezeq Telecom Israel in return for positive coverage of him and his wife on a news website owned by the company.Police to grill Israeli PM on graft allegations FridayIn the two other cases, in which police have recommended that Netanyahu be charged with bribery, the final decision about whether to prosecute rests with the Israeli attorney general. It could be months away, raising questions as to possible impact on a national ballot scheduled for 2019.Polls show strong support for a Netanyahu reelection, but the investigations have helped rally the centre-left opposition.Video: Police question Netanyahu in long running corruption probeAs police investigators arrived at the prime minister's official residence in Jerusalem on Friday, their car was thronged by anti-Netanyahu demonstrators who had unfurled a huge banner reading: "Crime Minister".In a brief joint statement, the police and the Israel Securities Agency said only that Netanyahu had been questioned as part of "the effort against financial crime". 
Netanyahu questioned again in long-running corruption probe
“The Israeli army used rubber bullets and teargas to disperse peaceful demonstrators, while the latter pelted Israeli troops with stones,” he added.
Similar demonstrations were reportedly broken up in the West Bank towns of Nilin, Bilin and Nabi Saleh.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife, Sara, interviewed candidates for the post of military advisor to her husband, former Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon charged on Friday.Yaalon made the accusation in an interview with Israel’s Hebrew-language Channel 2, which is set to be broadcast in full Friday evening.“The Defense Ministry sent candidates for the post to the prime minister's office to be interviewed by Netanyahu… but were shocked to find that the interviews were being conducted by Sara,” Yaalon says in the interview (excerpts of which have already been broadcast).According to Yaalon, Israeli Army Chief-of-Staff Gadi Eizenkot had expressed anger after learning that the PM’s wife was interviewing candidates for the post.Police to grill Israeli PM on graft allegations FridayWithin the last two years, Netanyahu and his wife have been questioned by judicial authorities on several occasions amid multiple allegations of corruption.In June, Sara was indicted for fraud for allegedly using public funds to pay for expensive restaurant meals. In February, Israeli police recommended that Netanyahu be indicted for graft, saying there was sufficient evidence to formally charge him in two separate corruption cases. The first case involves Israeli Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan, who was allegedly asked to purchase luxury items for both Netanyahu and his wife.The second relates to an alleged deal for favorable media coverage with Arnon Mozes, publisher of prominent Hebrew-language daily Yedioth Ahronoth.Israeli minister confirms Netanyahu met Sisi over Gaza
Israel PM’s wife accused of influencing political picks