Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to testify in court on Tuesday, facing charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three separate cases.
The trial has cast a shadow over Israel’s longest-serving prime minister as the war in Gaza grinds on. Netanyahu has repeatedly requested to delay his testimony because of the conflicts roiling the Middle East but was mostly denied by the courts.
The long-running trial comes as Netanyahu is already facing accusations by critics in Israel of dragging out the war in Gaza and putting off a ceasefire deal that could release some 100 hostages who remain in the territory after 14 months of war
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