Israeli police allegedly used spyware on the phones of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son and members of his inner circle, an Israeli newspaper reported.

Calcalist has published a series of recent reports alleging that police used sophisticated spyware to target protesters and other Israeli citizens, prompting condemnation and calls for investigations from across the political spectrum. In recent days, Israeli media have reported that spyware was used against a key witness in Netanyahu's corruption trial. Calcalist says it was also used against his son, Avner, two communications advisors and the wife of another defendant in the case.