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Former attorney general Avichai Mandelblit testifies in the corruption trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Jerusalem District Court, October 20, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Mandelblit says he doesn’t remember if he cautioned Netanyahu on bribery charge
By Jeremy Sharon
Ex-AG says he kept wording 'ambiguous' between bribery and breach of trust to allow for broad probe against PM; defense alleges his motive in indicting premier was to 'save democracy'
Former Israeli attorney general Avichai Mandelblit arrives to testify in the corruption trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Jerusalem District Court, October 11, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
October 11, 2026, 8:39 pm
Ex-AG admits he didn’t approve all police action in criminal probe of Netanyahu or review full indictment
During testimony in court, Mandelblit insists he formally greenlit the investigation of the PM as required, but says some police actions made him ‘furious.’ Likud ministers call for trial to be canceled
By Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen after a court hearing in his trial, at the Jerusalem District Court on June 29, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 29, 2026, 5:30 pm
Judges again call on prosecution to drop bribery charge from Netanyahu trial
PM’s attorney tells court conducting trial 5 days a week will be like ‘the Eichmann trial’; prosecution agrees holding daily hearings in case is ‘close to impossible’
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Left to right: President Isaac Herzog attends an event for outstanding soldiers in Jerusalem on April 20, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90); Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Isaac Herzog attends a state memorial ceremony at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, April 21, 2026. (Dor Pazuelo/Flash90); Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara at the Knesset in Jerusalem on September 30, 2025. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
April 28, 2026, 11:13 pm
Herzog’s office invites Netanyahu’s lawyer, AG to discuss potential plea deal
President’s legal adviser says it would be in national interest to find an ‘arrangement’ to end PM’s trial, which resumed this week after pause due to Iran war; PM wants a pardon
By Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony on the eve of Israel’s Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims of terror at Yad Labanim in Jerusalem, April 20, 2026. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)
April 27, 2026, 9:29 am
Netanyahu testimony, set to resume after monthslong break, canceled at last minute
PM’s lawyer cites security concerns, preempting cross-examination in ongoing corruption trial, after Herzog rebuffed pardon request
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and President Isaac Herzog at a state memorial ceremony for victims of terror, at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, May 13, 2024 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
April 26, 2026, 3:25 pm
Rebuffing Netanyahu’s pardon request, at least for now, Herzog calls for new plea deal talks
President’s office confirms New York Times report that he wants to mediate arbitration in prime minister’s corruption trial, pitting attorney general against Netanyahu’s lawyer
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Jonatan Urich at a court hearing in the Qatargate investigation at the court in Lod, January 6, 2026. (Jonathan Shaul/Flash90)
March 18, 2026, 6:12 pm
AG, state attorney said to reject plea deal offer from PM’s aide Urich in Bild leak case
The terms of the alleged offer would have allowed Urich to plead guilty to reduced charges, without charge of harming national security, and avoid jail time with community service
By ToI Staff
Left: Jonatan Urich arrives for a court hearing in the so-called Qatargate investigation at the Central District Court in Lod, January 6, 2026. (Jonathan Shaul/Flash90); Right: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a 40-signatures debate in the plenum hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem, on January 5, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 6, 2026, 2:27 pm
Netanyahu speaks with aide Urich after year-long ban due to Qatargate probe
Court says request to prolong restrictions came after they’d already lapsed, making ‘extension’ impossible; Urich is accused of doing PR work for Qatar while working in PM’s office
By Jeremy Sharon
Amit Hadad arrives for a court hearing in the trial against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Tel Aviv District Court on December 7, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 24, 2025, 12:19 pm
Netanyahu’s graft trial briefly paused after his defense attorney shouts at judges
Argument breaks out over evidence from state witness Nir Hefetz; ‘How is it relevant?’ challenges PM’s lawyer Hadad; judge raps him for disorderly conduct
By ToI Staff
A sign publicizing the move of The Great Rabbinical Court House for Appeals from its location on King George street, in central Jerusalem, to the Givat Shaul neighborhood, seen on May 26, 2014. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
November 18, 2025, 3:18 pm
Former chief rabbi among senior religious officials suspected of extortion
Suspects allegedly threatened regional court judge over rulings, face possible indictment as police transfer case to state attorney; lawyers for ex-chief rabbi reject allegations
By Charlie Summers
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the Tel Aviv District Court for a hearing in his corruption trial, October 28, 2025 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 29, 2025, 3:05 pm
Judges say Netanyahu will no longer have to face the press at court hearings
PM tells court he’s ‘in the most difficult position in the world,’ cannot attend 3 hearings a week; his lawyers say they will be unable to adequately represent their client
By ToI Staff and Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sits at the Tel Aviv District Court ahead of his testimony in the corruption trial against him, October 15, 2025. (Reuven Kastro/POOL)
October 27, 2025, 7:17 pm
Netanyahu’s lawyers threaten to quit if number of his weekly trial hearings not reduced
Defense attorneys call four hearings per week in PM’s criminal trial ‘disproportionate,’ claim challenges faced by Israel mean he can’t be in court for most of the working week
By Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen at the Tel Aviv District Court for the ongoing corruption trial against him, on April 22, 2025. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
April 28, 2025, 10:09 pm
‘She’d look like a sumo wrestler’: Netanyahu denies wife downed 160 cases of bubbly
Billionaire ally Milchan ‘bathes in champagne,’ PM claims on the stand; protesters in courtroom assail him for ‘abandoning’ Gaza hostages
By ToI Staff
Eli Feldstein (left,) a former spokesman in the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Kan screenshot, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law); Likud spokesman Jonatan Urich speaks at a Central Elections Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, April 3, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 24, 2025, 11:34 pm
Court extends Qatargate suspects’ house arrest by 2 weeks upon seeing new evidence
Judge, shown confidential documents, overrules earlier order to release PM’s aides, who report says presented ‘talking points’ from pro-Qatar lobbyist as if they were Israel’s official stance
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a video statement on April 2, 2025. (Screen capture)
April 3, 2025, 3:50 am
Netanyahu says Qatar not an enemy state, denies aide has access to classified intel
Jonatan Urich and Eli Feldstein said to give contradicting testimony, leading cops to hold joint interrogation; Jerusalem Post editor released to house arrest, businessman grilled
By Lazar Berman, Sam Sokol and Jeremy Sharon
Lawyer Amit Hadad speaks to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the courtroom of Tel Aviv District Court, March 31, 2025. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
April 2, 2025, 5:24 pm
Netanyahu’s aides fronting for Qatar? Sadly, more plausible than the PM’s ‘deep state’ defense
The allegation that the PM’s aides have been working for a country that would not be unhappy to see Israel destroyed is almost too horrendous to contemplate. Except that the PM, rather than urging an expedited probe, is doing his utmost to discredit the investigators
By David Horovitz
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