The Jerusalem District Court has again postponed the testimony of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this time due to his illness, The Times of Israel reported.
The hearings were scheduled for July 21-22, but on July 20, Netanyahu's office announced that the prime minister was feeling unwell due to food poisoning and had been ordered to stay home for the next three days. The prime minister's lawyer, Amit Haddad, filed a request to postpone the hearings.
As the newspaper notes, the Attorney General's Office agreed, but suggested that Netanyahu's testimony be heard on July 23-24. However, due to a clash with other hearings, the court decided to cancel the prime minister's testimony. Israeli courts go on summer break at the end of July, and therefore the hearings in Netanyahu's case have already been postponed until September.
On November 21, 2019, the Attorney General of Israel announced the decision to indict Netanyahu on charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust in three cases. The prime minister has repeatedly denied all charges against him. The indictments were transferred to the Jerusalem District Court on January 28, 2020.
Netanyahu began testifying in court in December 2024, but since then the hearings have been interrupted, canceled, or postponed for various reasons. The prime minister last interrupted his testimony early last week, citing urgent security issues due to the escalation of the situation in Syria.