Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asks the Jerusalem District Court to cancel his Wednesday hearing in his corruption trial due to expected visits by foreign dignitaries that day, including an “exceptionally urgent and important diplomatic visit.”
According to a letter by Netanyahu’s defense team cited by Hebrew media, the premier’s testimony in his cross-examination should be nixed “due to the historic regional and international developments,” as a ceasefire-hostage deal in Gaza takes shape and US President Donald Trump visits on Monday.
No high-profile visit has been announced for Wednesday, but according to some reports, one of them, planned for 11 a.m., is by Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides. The other visit, set for 6 p.m., isn’t elaborated on and Netanyahu’s lawyers ask to expand on the request behind closed doors.
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