Palestine recognition is 'disgraceful capitulation,' Netanyahu says ahead of NY flight
He will also meet with US President Donald Trump on Monday and will return to Israel on Tuesday morning.
He will also meet with US President Donald Trump on Monday and will return to Israel on Tuesday morning.
Netanyahu opened Yamam's 50th anniversary celebration by commending the elite unit for its contribution to Israel's war against terrorism.
Reports by numerous Israeli media outlets state that the prime minister's social media post largely implies that the Israeli strike in Doha to take out top-ranking Hamas officials had failed.
Netanyahu's attorneys updated that due to extenuating circumstances, he will testify on Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The court later announced that, due to the strikes, there would be no one available to record the protocol of a closed-door hearing.
September 8 is the day hearings in the prime minister’s criminal trial are set to resume, after courts broke for the summer recess.
Netanyahu will testify three days of the week, while on the fourth, the court will hear testimonies from other witnesses brought forward by the defense.
"I understand exactly what Hamas wants, they don't want a deal, they want to break us through these horrific videos," he said.
"Hamas's lie of starvation resonates around the world, while the actual systematic starvation is against our hostages who suffer brutal physical and mental abuse," he said.
Netanyahu will be unable to attend the scheduled criminal trial hearings this week and is set to resume in September.
The hearings resumed on Monday after a nearly month-long hiatus, due to the strikes in Iran and the prime minister's diplomatic trip to the United States.