Overview

• A Jerusalem district court on June 27 rejected Netanyahu’s request to suspend his corruption trial hearings for two weeks.
• Netanyahu faces charges of corruption, fraud and breach of trust over allegations that he and his wife accepted more than $260,000 in luxury gifts from wealthy benefactors.
• The prime minister sought the delay citing a recent 12-day conflict with Iran and ongoing hostilities in Gaza as demands on his time and attention.
• President Trump branded the trial a “witch hunt” on June 26 and urged its immediate annulment after the U.S. supported Israel’s strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
• Opposition leader Yair Lapid criticized foreign interference, insisting that Israeli judicial proceedings must remain independent.