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Court Rejects Netanyahu’s Request to Attend Hearing on Expedited Trial
How 4 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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First reported by Ynet · Jun 26, 2026
What happened
An Israeli court rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request to attend a hearing on speeding up his trial. The court said it would not hold that discussion on Sunday, but would hear the sides on Monday.
- 01Court denied Netanyahu’s request to appear at the Sunday hearing.
- 02The issue is whether to accelerate his trial to five hearings a week.
- 03Judges said they would hear the parties on Monday instead.
- 04Netanyahu had sought to attend the proceeding in person.
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Channel 13Center · HebrewJun 26, 2026
Court Rejects Netanyahu’s Request to Attend Hearing on Expedited Trial
YnetCenter · HebrewJun 26, 2026
Netanyahu Plans to Attend Hearing on Faster Trial Schedule and Defense Witness List
WallaCenter · HebrewJun 26, 2026
Netanyahu asked to attend Sunday hearing, but judges moved it to Monday
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