Netanyahu trial to end early after PM receives sealed envelope
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trial resumes amid US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit, and the IDF's invasion into Gaza City.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trial resumes amid US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit, and the IDF's invasion into Gaza City.
Netanyahu's attorneys updated that due to extenuating circumstances, he will testify on Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The court later announced that, due to the strikes, there would be no one available to record the protocol of a closed-door hearing.
September 8 is the day hearings in the prime minister’s criminal trial are set to resume, after courts broke for the summer recess.
Netanyahu will testify three days of the week, while on the fourth, the court will hear testimonies from other witnesses brought forward by the defense.
"I understand exactly what Hamas wants, they don't want a deal, they want to break us through these horrific videos," he said.
"Hamas's lie of starvation resonates around the world, while the actual systematic starvation is against our hostages who suffer brutal physical and mental abuse," he said.
Netanyahu will be unable to attend the scheduled criminal trial hearings this week and is set to resume in September.
The hearings resumed on Monday after a nearly month-long hiatus, due to the strikes in Iran and the prime minister's diplomatic trip to the United States.
Netanyahu is scheduled to fly out on Sunday, and return either on Thursday or Friday.
Netanyahu testified that his friendships with billionaires Milchan and Packer were personal, denying any political favors despite evidence of gifts and contact.