Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's 9th prime minister, has been in office from 2009 and is currently serving his 4th term in the position which he also held from 1996-1999. Netanyahu previously served as Israel's embassador to the UN, Minister of Finance, Foreign Minister, Leader of the Opposition and is current the Chairman of the ruling Likud party.
Following the surgery, which lasted approximately two hours, Netanayhu was moved to the hospital's recovery room.
Netanyahu contended that in their quest to find wrongdoing, the prosecution was criminalizing communication between politicians and journalists.
The testimony of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his corruption trial continues at the Tel Aviv District Court on Tuesday.
Education Minister Yoav Kisch will be the only representative at the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on January 27.
"We’re not going to leave them in power in Gaza, 30 miles from Tel Aviv. It’s not going to happen,” he said amid calls by many to accept a ceasefire-hostage release deal in the Palestinian enclave.
Netanyahu accused Walla's alleged political alignment of pushing for Naftali Bennett.
Lawyer Hadad: Prosecution case has collapsed, but we’re proud to present PM testimony
The court rejected the ministers' argument that the court’s demands on Netanyahu would “unequivocally” constitute “severe harm to the state's security.”
Israeli political officials issued a swift condemnation of the incident and police are looking for the culprits responsible.
Netanyahu's attorney Amit Haddad stated that recent security developments made proper defense preparations "impossible."
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