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Netanyahu criminal investigations

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's former aide Yisrael Einhorn. (KAN screenshot).
April 19, 2026, 10:31 pm
Charges against PM’s top aides could be dropped as prosecution fails to extradite Einhorn
Prosecutors tell court that Einhorn’s refusal to return to Israel from Serbia could jeopardize witness intimidation trial against Jonatan Urich and Ofer Golan
By Jeremy Sharon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the courtroom at the District Court in Tel Aviv, before the start of his testimony in the trial against him, October 28, 2025. (Miriam Alster/ Flash90/ File)
April 10, 2026, 6:41 pm
Netanyahu requests delay in his corruption trial testimony, citing security developments
With sessions set to resume Sunday after suspension during Iran war, PM seeks 2-week postponement, submits sealed envelope to court detailing the classified reasons
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Protesters march toward the Supreme Court in Jerusalem holding signs reading 'Power, Money, Honor, Prison' against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, and in support of the Supreme Court, January 7, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 13, 2026, 3:07 pm
Daily Briefing Jan. 13: Day 830 – Coalition’s latest attempt to rescue the PM
Political reporter Ariela Karmel discusses bill targeting premier’s criminal charges, and Haredi school oversight; tech editor Sharon Wrobel reviews interest rates and milk reform
By Jessica Steinberg, Ariela Karmel and Sharon Wrobel
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)
December 2, 2025, 6:24 pm
Without confession of guilt, Netanyahu’s pardon request a Hail Mary, experts say
High Court precedent indicates that either a conviction or a mea culpa is needed for president to issue a free pass, but Herzog and lawyers could aim for a conditional compromise
By Jeremy Sharon
(L) Attorney General Gali Baharav Miara speaks at a conference in Tel Aviv, July 5, 2022. (R) MK Simcha Rothman, chair of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee at the Knesset February 19, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni; Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 5, 2025, 2:55 pm
Rothman said planning to fast-track bill to split AG’s office when Knesset reconvenes
Controversial bill would create new role of ‘prosecutor general’ appointed by justice minister, to be brought for its preliminary reading first week of Knesset’s winter session
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog attend a memorial ceremony for Ethiopians who died on their journey to Israel, Mount Herzl, on June 5, 2024. (Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)
March 13, 2025, 7:59 pm
Herzog reportedly tried to influence, shorten proceedings in Netanyahu graft case
Newspaper says president repeatedly attempted to push AG to reach plea deal with PM, grant his requests to delay testimony; Herzog’s office, Justice Ministry decline to comment
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and aide Hani Bleiweiss arrive at a Likud party faction meeting at the Knesset on February 12, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
January 12, 2025, 6:09 pm
Court okays hacking of phones seized from PM aide’s kids amid Sara Netanyahu probe
Police now believe Hanni Bleiweiss’s phone is being held by family’s attorney after initially thinking it was among devices seized from her children
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives testimony in his trial on corruption charges in a courtroom of the Tel Aviv District Court, December 18, 2024. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
January 5, 2025, 11:18 am
Judges agree to postpone Netanyahu testimony for two weeks as he recovers from surgery
Defense and prosecution tasked by Jerusalem District Court with arranging for another defense witness to take the stand on days that had been scheduled for PM to testify
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Sara Netanyahu attends a prayer for the return of Israeli hostages held in Gaza by the Hamas terror group , at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, March 21, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
December 29, 2024, 1:02 am
PM’s wife accuses AG of ‘terrorizing Israeli democracy’ with probe into her conduct
Sara Netanyahu’s lawyer pens letter to state prosecutors, claiming their decision to order police investigation into her alleged witness tampering is attempt to ‘harm a sitting PM’
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, arrives to testify at the Tel Aviv District Court for his long-running corruption trial, December 10, 2024. (Menahem Kahana/Pool Photo via AP)
December 13, 2024, 3:52 pm
‘The Bibi Files’ can’t be seen in Israel. That hasn’t stopped Israelis
Fortuitously timed documentary being ‘pirated like wildfire’ despite privacy laws against footage from Netanyahu’s corruption interrogations and his best efforts to scrap the film
By Jocelyn Noveck
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, converses with Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana during a Likud faction meeting on February 6, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 6, 2024, 8:01 pm
Knesset speaker slams court for failing to coordinate Netanyahu’s testimony with him
Ohana says schedule will prevent PM from attending ceremony with Paraguay’s president; premier’s associates reportedly pushed to set Peña’s speech to collide with court date
By ToI Staff
An Israeli soldier stands guard behind sandbags in Kibbutz Hanita near Israel's border with Lebanon, November 24, 2024. (Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
November 26, 2024, 2:36 pm
Daily Briefing Nov. 26: Day 417 – Northern mayors livid about possible ceasefire
Political correspondent Tal Schneider discusses the expected truce with Hezbollah; legal affairs reporter Jeremy Sharon reviews the PM’s trial and a Palestinian olive harvest
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset on November 13, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
November 24, 2024, 2:22 pm
International, domestic legal woes close in on Netanyahu, as Israel’s isolation mounts
While ICC warrant for PM’s arrest is widely seen in Israel as unjustified, his corruption trial, a leaks scandal and his stance on a hostage deal are more divisive
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Jerusalem District Court, June 29, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 27, 2024, 8:55 am
Netanyahu’s lawyer tells court PM can only testify in corruption trial in March 2025
Attorney say premier’s management of Hamas war means many months are needed to prepare him to take stand without compromising his legal rights; hearing on matter set for July 9
By ToI Staff
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