- Title: Netanyahu departs court following first testimony in corruption trial
- Date: 10th December 2024
- Summary: TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (DECEMBER 10, 2024) (POOL) PEOPLE EXITING COURTROOM
- Embargoed: 24th December 2024 14:42
- Keywords: Benjamin Netanyahu Bibi Israel Tel Aviv corruption court testimony trial
- Location: TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
- City: TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
- Country: Israel
- Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Judicial Process/Court Cases/Court Decisions,Middle East
- Reuters ID: LVA006612610122024RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the witness stand for the first time on Tuesday (December 10) in his long-running corruption trial, saying he was being hounded for his hawkish security policies.
He took the stand for about four hours and will resume testifying on Wednesday. Twice his military secretary handed him written messages, the first time requiring a recess and underscoring his having to do double duty as prime minister.
Suleiman Maswadeh, a political reporter for the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, said Netanyahu wanted to convey that he was able to handle both the trial and the ongoing war in Gaza, as well as assailing the Israeli media for what he called its leftist stance.
Netanyahu, 75, is Israel's first sitting prime minister to be charged with a crime. He is testifying at the same time Israel is engaged in a war in Gaza and facing possible new threats posed by regional turmoil, including in Syria.
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