The corruption trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resumes after the lifting of the state of emergency in Israel. What accusations are brought against him
The corruption trial targeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resumes on Sunday, April 12, a few hours after Israel lifted the state of emergency imposed in the context of the war with Iran.
Benjamin Netanyahu/PHOTO: Reuters
According to Reuters, Iran attacked Israel after Israeli and US airstrikes on it, and a state of emergency was subsequently imposed.
It was established after a ceasefire, but tensions remain high, especially over Israeli attacks on Lebanon, which risk destabilizing the agreement.
“With the lifting of the state of emergency and the resumption of the work of the judicial system, hearings will continue as normal,” the Israeli courts said, stating that they will take place from Sunday to Wednesday.
In December 2025, Donald Trump had stated, in a press conference held at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, alongside Benjamin Netanyahu, that he had discussed the issue with the Israeli head of state. “I spoke to the president and he told me that the pardon is in progress”Trump claimed.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog later denied Trump's claim.
“There has been no conversation between President Herzog and President Trump since the pardon application was filed”the Presidency of Israel sent in an official statement.
In June 2025, an Israeli court canceled the hearings after the prime minister's lawyers asked the court to spare him from testifying for the next two weeks so he could focus on security issues after the ceasefire with Iran and the ongoing fighting in Gaza, where Israeli hostages are being held.
Netanyahu is accused of fraud, embezzlement and bribery. Allegations include that he allegedly granted privileges to the telecommunications group Bezeq when he was communications minister. He also reportedly accepted lavish gifts from billionaire friends.
In two other files, Benjamin Netanyahu is accused of trying to negotiate more favorable coverage in two Israeli publications.
During the trial – which has been postponed several times since it opened in May 2020, including before the opening – Benjamin Netanyahu has always denied that he committed any illegal act and repeats endlessly that he is the victim of a political “cabal” that wants to remove him from power.
The leader of the Likud Party (right), he holds the record for the most years spent at the head of the Israeli Government – more than 18 years in total, with interruptions, since 1996.
