Netanyahu Trial

Australian billionaire James Packer paid firm defending Netanyahu in trial over $1.25m. - report

Packer declined to comment when approached by the Herald, which reported that he did not deny the payments. Hadad did not respond to the newspaper’s questions.

Australian billionaire James Packer attends a news conference in Macau, China, October 27, 2015.
Former attorney-general Avichai Mandelblit walks into the courtroom at the Jerusalem District Court, October 25, 2026.

Mandelblit resumes testimony as Netanyahu defense presses on investigation approvals

Former attorney-general Avichai Mandelblit testifies in Netanyahu trial, October 22, 2026.

Netanyahu defense challenges investigation approvals as judge presses Mandelblit

Former attorney-general Avichai Mandelblit testifies in Netanyahu trial, October 22, 2026.

Netanyahu defense challenges Mandelblit over police questioning of key state witness


Mandelblit says he suspected leaks aimed at pressuring him over Netanyahu investigations

Mandelblit, who approved the indictment against Netanyahu, was called to testify by the defense. His questioning has focused on the authorizations he gave investigators.

Former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit arrives to testify in the corruption trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Jerusalem District Court, October 21, 2026.

Mandelblit says Case 2000 prompted by recordings of Netanyahu conversations with Arnon Mozes

Mandelblit said he remembered approving questioning of Netanyahu as a suspect, but could not recall whether he explicitly approved mentioning bribery in the formal warning given to him in Case 4000.

Former Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit arrives to testify in the corruption trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Jerusalem District Court, October 20, 2026.

Mandelblit says he would be surprised if prosecutors hid evidence in Netanyahu trial

Mandelblit said he would be surprised if the prosecution in Netanyahu's trial had deliberately hidden anything from him.

Former Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit arrives to testify in the corruption trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Jerusalem District Court, October 12, 2026.

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana urges Herzog to pardon Netanyahu in letter with no formal legal basis

Ohana, himself a lawyer, said one of the “chronic failings” of Israel’s justice system is “the dragging out of proceedings,” and called on Herzog to make the “just decision” to pardon Netanyahu.

Prime Minister and head of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu with Knesset speaker Amir Ohana during a Likud party meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem , February 6, 2023.

Former A-G Mandelblit says he wanted key actions reviewed, but not every police step

“There were things I did not approve, including serious things,” Mandelblit told the Jerusalem District Court.

Former attorney-general Avichai Mandelblit seen at the Jerusalem District Court on Sunday.

Netanyahu trial enters five-day-a-week schedule as defense case accelerates

Netanyahu’s corruption trial moved to a five-day weekly schedule as judges push through remaining testimony ahead of the presiding judge’s planned retirement.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing in his trial, at the District Court in Jerusalem on June 29, 2026.

Herzog's stance on Netanyahu's pardon raises possibility of compromise if election ends in deadlock

The president says his considerations on Netanyahu’s pardon request are "solely substantive," as unity government and rotation scenarios resurface amid coalition uncertainty.

President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak at an event at the President's residence in Jerusalem, May 1, 2025

Netanyahu defense asks court to summon former A-G Avichai Mandelblit to testify before election

His testimony is likely to focus on what he authorized investigators to examine, when he authorized it and whether police went beyond those limits.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara Netanyahu, visit a restaurant in the northern Israeli city of Safed, September 9, 2026.

Netanyahu lawyer likens trial to Eichmann's as judges reiterate Case 4000 bribery concerns

The panel, headed by Judges Rivka Friedman-Feldman, Moshe Bar-Am, and Oded Shaham, ruled on Wednesday that proceedings would return to Jerusalem after Netanyahu completed his testimony.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing in his trial, at the District Court in Jerusalem on June 29, 2026.

Haredi protests and Netanyahu trial cause tension in Israel

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HAREDI MEN protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an IDF draft order, in May 2026.