Overview
- Asked whether he would exit political life if pardoned, Netanyahu answered no at a Jerusalem press conference.
- Herzog confirmed receipt of the request, called it extraordinary, and said he will act solely in Israel’s best interest.
- The president’s office is processing the 111-page filing through the Justice Ministry Pardons Department, with no decision announced.
- Trump urged Herzog to grant clemency, while Herzog said he respects the opinion yet emphasized that Israel is a sovereign country.
- Opposition figures and roughly 400 retired police officials pressed for rejection, and a recent poll reported a majority opposes a pardon without an admission of guilt.