{"id":3010,"date":"2026-04-10T17:21:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T17:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=3010"},"modified":"2026-04-10T17:21:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T17:21:49","slug":"netanyahu-requests-delay-in-his-corruption-trial-testimony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=3010","title":{"rendered":"Netanyahu requests delay in his corruption trial testimony"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>TEL AVIV: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked to postpone giving testimony in his long-running corruption trial that was set to resume next week, citing the ongoing security \u200csituation in the region, Netanyahu\u2019s lawyer said in a court filing on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Netanyahu\u2019s trial was set to resume on Sunday, after Israel lifted a state of emergency imposed over its war with Iran following Wednesday\u2019s ceasefire announcement. The defence said it was prepared to continue \u2060hearing the testimony of a prosecution witness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDue to classified security and diplomatic reasons connected \u2026 to the dramatic events that have taken place in the State of Israel and throughout the Middle East in recent times, the Prime Minister will not be able to testify in the proceeding for at least the next two weeks,\u201d the filing to the Jerusalem District Court said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It said that a sealed envelope detailing the classified \u200creasons \u2060was delivered to the court, which will rule once the prosecution submits its response.Netanyahu, the first sitting Israeli prime minister to be charged with a crime, denies charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust brought in \u20602019 after years of investigations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His trial, which began in 2020 and could lead to jail terms, has been repeatedly delayed due to his official commitments, with \u2060no end date in sight.The charges against Netanyahu, along with the Hamas attacks on Israel in October 2023, have damaged his standing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> \u2060Israel is due to hold an election in October that Netanyahu\u2019s coalition, the most right-wing in Israel\u2019s history, is likely to lose, according to polls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TEL AVIV: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked to postpone giving testimony in his long-running corruption trial that was set to resume next week, citing the ongoing security \u200csituation in&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2924,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[52,1043],"class_list":["post-3010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-israel","tag-netanyahu"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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