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Netanyahu Asks Court to Halt Corruption Trial for Submarine Inquiry Hearings
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked an Israeli court to cancel 18 hearings in his corruption trial. The request is due to his lawyer needing to represent him concurrently in state commission of inquiry hearings regarding a submarine deal. Netanyahu faces bribery, fraud, and breach of trust charges. The state commission previously found his naval procurement decisions risked national security.
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- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu requested an Israeli court cancel 18 corruption trial hearings.
- The hearings clash with concurrent state commission of inquiry proceedings.
- The commission is investigating a submarine deal and Netanyahu's role.
- Netanyahu faces bribery, fraud, and breach of trust charges.
- The submarine inquiry previously found his decisions risked national security.
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