Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends his trial on corruption charges at the district court in Tel Aviv, on April 21, 2025. AFP
An Israeli court agreed to cancel Wednesday’s scheduled hearing for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s testimony in his corruption trial, Israeli media reported.
The court’s decision followed a request from Netanyahu to cancel Wednesday’s hearing, saying he had been engaged in “security and diplomatic matters”, according to Times of Israel.
The Israeli premier faces charges of corruption, bribery, and breach of trust in three cases, for which indictments were filed back in 2019.
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Netanyahu’s legal troubles, which began with investigations around a decade ago, have polarised Israelis and shaken national politics through five rounds of elections between 2019, the year of his indictment, and 2022. The next ballot is due by the end of October 2026.
Besides the corruption charges, Netanyahu has been wanted by the International Criminal Court since 2024 for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israel killed more than 72,000 people in the enclave over a two-year period starting in October 2023.
