A court agreed in part on Sunday to postpone the hearings in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial, which were due to take place this week.
Conflicts in the Middle East as a reason for postponement
Mr. Netanyahu's lawyer, Amit Hadad, had justified his request to postpone the hearings with "developments in the region and the world" arising from the war with Iran and the war with Gaza.
The Prime Minister's national priorities
The head of state is "obliged to devote all his time and energy to managing national, diplomatic and security issues of the utmost importance", Hadad wrote in a request sent to the Jerusalem court on Thursday.
Auditions on June 30 and July 2
"Following the explanations given, [...] we partially accept the request and cancel at this stage Mr. Netanyahu's hearing days set for June 30 and July 2," the court document reads.
Postponement request initially refused
On Friday, the court had initially rejected the Prime Minister's request to suspend his hearings for two weeks.
Trump
In response, US President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that he will not "tolerate" the continuation of this trial.
A "witch hunt," according to Trump
Donald Trump had already called for a mistrial on Wednesday, calling it a "witch hunt".
Netanyahu denied any wrongdoing
Mr. Netanyahu denied any wrongdoing during the trial, which has been postponed several times since it opened in May 2020.
Bribes in exchange for political favors
In the first case, he and his wife, Sara Netanyahu, are accused of accepting over $260,000 worth of luxury goods, such as cigars, jewelry and champagne, from billionaires in trade for political favors.
Attempts to influence the media
In two other cases, the Prime Minister is accused of trying to obtain more favorable media coverage in two Israeli media outlets.