New setback for Netanyahu as ex-aide signs state witness deal: media

An ex-aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signed a state witness deal in a corruption probe linked to his former boss, Israeli media reported today, dealing a new setback to the premier.
The widely reported agreement between Israeli authorities and Nir Hefetz, a former spokesman for Netanyahu, comes as corruption investigations into the prime minister intensify.
News of the agreement broke ahead of Netanyahu's meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House later Monday.