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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's testimony resumes his criminal trial on Wednesday, following a request for a delay due to urgent diplomatic meetings. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will take the witness stand in his criminal trial testimony on Wednesday between the hours of 12:30 p.

Gaza has loomed large. Rarely have two sides been less enthusiastic about a ceasefire, but neither of them sees any viable alternatives at the moment besides agreeing with the plan put forth by President Donald Trump and seeing what happens.

Mark Levin, a Fox News commentator, accompanies Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his corruption trial in a show of support.

Speaking before Israel’s Knesset, Trump said that the Israeli prime minister should be pardoned for corruption charges.

The US president was referring to the Israeli premier’s long-running corruption trial. But on a day Israel when celebrated 20 hostage releases, a moment of elation on Hoshana Rabbah — the final day of “divine judgment” in the Sukkot holiday — the call for clemency had far broader resonance.

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Prime Minister Netanyahu requested that the criminal trial testimony hearing be canceled on Wednesday due to a 'critical meeting' and a sudden visit by Cypriot President Due to a “critical and urgent” diplomatic visit on Wednesday,