Benjamin Netanyahu's wife Sara charged with serious fraud and breach of trust

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A draft indictment said the meals were ordered for the prime minister's residence from gourmet restaurants between 2010 and 2013.

Israeli government regulations state that meals cannot be ordered from outside sources when the official residence has a chef on the staff.

Mrs Netanyahu has previously been accused of abusive treatment of staff and exhibiting a privileged lifestyle.

A former deputy director at the prime minister's official residence has also been charged.

Benjamin Netanyahu himself is not named in this case, although the Israeli Prime Minister and his associates are the subject of several police investigations.