Court agrees to cancel Netanyahu testimony for two weeks as he recovers from surgery

The Jerusalem District Court accedes to a request from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s defense attorney to cancel hearings scheduled for the prime minister’s testimony over the next two weeks due to his need to recuperate at home after prostate surgery.

The court says, however, that the defense and prosecution should arrange for another defense witness to give testimony on the days that had been scheduled for Netanyahu’s testimony, noting a comment by the prime minister’s defense attorney in court that he intends to call many defense witnesses to the stand.

The court instructs both sides to inform it of their progress on such arrangements by Tuesday.

Netanyahu underwent surgery under full anesthesia last Sunday to have his prostate removed. His doctors recommended two weeks of rest at home following his discharge from hospital last Thursday.