A corruption trial against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resumed yesterday after a two-month pause due to the Gaza conflict. He did not attend the hearing according to Al Jazeera.

Netanyahu has been charged with fraud, bribery and breach of trust in three cases filed in 2019. He can be sentenced to up to 10 years in jail and/or a fine if convicted in a bribery case.

When did the corruption trial start?

The first session of Netanyahu’s corruption trial was on May 24, 2020. The trial has been prolonged because it was initially paused due to COVID-19 and more recently, because of Israel’s war on Gaza following the October 7 attack by Hamas.

What are the charges against Netanyahu?

Then-Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announced the Israeli prime minister’s indictment on November 21, 2019. The investigations were listed as cases 1000, 2000 and 4000.

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