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Gal Hirsch faces backlash over Independence Day torch-lighting amid tax fraud trial

The prosecution filed charges against Hirsch and three other individuals in October 2021 for tax offenses in the "Defensive Shield" case.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gal Hirsch, Coordinator for the Hostages and the Missing in the Prime Minister's Office hold a press conferene at the Prime Minister's office in Jerursalem, January 27, 2026.
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Social media addiction trial stalls as LA jury cannot reach verdict

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he speaks during the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organisations, in Jerusalem, February 15, 2026.

PM Netanyahu accuses Case 4000 lead prosecutor of lying, 'directive meeting' with Filber

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg departs the court after taking the stand at a trial in a key test case accusing Meta and Google's YouTube of harming kids' mental health through addictive platforms, in Los Angeles, California, February 18, 2026.

Meta's Zuckerberg denies at LA trial that Instagram targets kids


Likud ministers, MKs decry 'unjust' proceedings in Netanyahu trial

Many of the ministers and MKs spoke to media set up outside the courthouse, and issued sharp criticism of Israel’s law enforcement and judicial system.

Likud lawmakers attend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trial at the Tel Aviv District Court, December 10, 2024

What happened on day one of Netanyahu's testimony?

PM refutes claims he received illegal gifts • MKs decry "unjust proceedings" • Netanyahu criticizes Obama's policy on Iran

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana at the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of the testimony of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the trial against him, December 10, 2024.

All the key characters in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s trial - explainer

The defense is to open its case around four-and-a-half years after the prosecution opened its case and seven years after the investigations started.

 Cast of key characters in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s trial.

Defendant No.1: Netanyahu must show leadership by confronting allegations - editorial

Netanyahu’s trial risks diverting attention from these pressing matters, as evidenced by recent courtroom tensions and legal wrangling that have dominated headlines.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses nation at press conference, December 9, 2024.

Israel feels like it's falling apart - to move forward, accountability must be taken - opinion

For Israel to move forward, it must confront challenges head-on. Accountability is not optional - it is a prerequisite for progress.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu steps outside his office in the Knesset last month. This coming week, Israelis will witness something unprecedented – a sitting prime minister will take the stand in a corruption trial where he faces charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.

Netanyahu's trial returns: Bigger and more dramatic than ever

The drama of the first sitting prime minister to testify in a public corruption trial could take over the country’s narrative for the next month, or months.

 Benjamin Netanyahu.

Menendez brothers seeking new trial over additional evidence found

The brothers filed a habeas corpus petition last year to review two pieces of evidence that were previously unavailable, ABC reported

 Erik Menendez, left, and Lyle Menendez, during a pre-trial hearing in Los Angeles, on Dec. 29, 1992.

Shalom Nagar, executioner of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, passes away at 86

Eichmann was a key figure in managing and enabling the logistics and transportation of deporting Jews to the extermination camps.

Israeli police flank Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi SS colonel who headed the Gestapo's Jewish Section and was responsible for millions of Jews' deaths in Nazi concentration camps, as he stands trial inside a bulletproof booth in a Jerusalem court

PM Netanyahu requests to postpone court testimony, citing war complications

Netanyahu's attorney Amit Haddad stated that recent security developments made proper defense preparations "impossible."

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister and MK's attend a plenary session of the opening day of the winter session at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on october 28, 2024.

French man on trial for drugging and inviting others to rape his wife

A 71-year-old French man is on trial for drugging his wife, facilitating her rape by dozens, and filming the abuse.

 Gisele P. (R) sits beside her daughter Caroline Darian (C) and her son (L) at the courthouse during the trial of her husband accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on September 2, 2024.