Overview
- Argentina’s Federal Chamber upheld a lower-court decision rejecting a request to order Benjamin Netanyahu’s detention, saying the ICC case takes precedence and required cooperation steps were not met.
- Judges Roberto Boico and Martín Irurzun noted there was no official notice that Netanyahu was in Argentina and no formal ICC arrest request transmitted by the Executive Branch under Rome Statute procedures.
- Judge Eduardo Farah added that the ICC warrant concerns different facts from the Argentine complaint and that prosecutors have not yet opened a formal inquiry on the local allegations.
- In Tel Aviv, Netanyahu appeared for his corruption hearing but asked to cut testimony short due to illness; his office later said he has bronchitis and the court approved a shortened session.
- Justice Minister Yariv Levin said he would advance legislation to limit required court appearances by a sitting prime minister in certain cases, as President Donald Trump publicly urged a pardon for Netanyahu during a Knesset speech.