Israeli court cancels Netanyahu corruption trial hearing

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An Israeli court canceled a corruption trial hearing for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on May 27, 2026, approving his request to postpone testimony due to security and diplomatic matters. Netanyahu faces charges of corruption, bribery, and breach of trust in three separate cases filed in 2019.

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An Israeli court has agreed to cancel a scheduled hearing for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his long-running corruption trial. According to the Times of Israel, the court approved Netanyahu’s request to cancel Wednesday’s testimony session because he was dealing with “security and diplomatic matters”.

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