US EditionJudges in Netanyahu's Trial Agree to Shorten Session Due to 'Security Developments'
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Judges in Netanyahu's trial agree to shorten session due to 'security developments'
The court accepted the prime minister's request to shorten the testimony to 1:30 P.M. instead of 4 P.M., as Netanyahu plans to meet with defense officials at 2 P.M. to discuss Hamas' cease-fire violations after it returned remains of a body already recovered in 2023
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's testimony in a criminal trial was adjourned earlier than planned today due to "security concerns."
At the beginning of the hearing, he claimed that "there are things we cannot say" and later even asked to shorten the hearing. Judge Feldman announced, "We will grant the request." When he entered the courtroom, to the sound of journalists' questions, Netanyahu became furious and turned to the court's receptionist: "We agreed that there would be a joint entrance so that this absurd thing would not happen."
The hearing on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's testimony in the Jerusalem District Court continued today (Tuesday), and became especially contentious when the hearing was moved to a confidential format at the request of the defense. At the beginning of the hearing, Netanyahu commented on the order of entry into the courtroom, after having to pass through journalists before the judges arrived. "I think we decided that there would be a joint e…
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