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Netanyahu asks to end cross-examination early due to ‘important diplomatic call’
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu enters the Tel Aviv District Court before the start of his cross-examination in the criminal trial against him, June 4, 2025 (Moti Milrod/POOL)
A lawyer for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asks the court if he can end his cross-examination early today due to “an important diplomatic call,” Ynet reports.
Lawyer Amit Hadad tells the judges that Netanyahu has the call scheduled for 2:30 p.m., without giving further details.
Judge Rivka Friedman-Feldman, who presides over the three-judge panel adjudicating the case, asks if Netanyahu can take a break for the call instead of ending the day early, to which Hadad replies no.
Netanyahu’s cross-examination in his criminal corruption trial began last week.
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