Israeli court postpones Netanyahu corruption hearing for ‘security’ reasons

The Tel Aviv District Court accepted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request Monday to postpone his hearing to respond to corruption charges until Tuesday, citing “political and security” reasons. The public broadcaster KAN said Netanyahu requested the delay Monday morning for “political and security reasons,” without giving further details. The court and the public prosecutor’s office approved the request, and the next hearing was scheduled for Tuesday, KAN said. The delay came as the Israeli army on Monday began attacking the Gaza-bound Global Sumud humanitarian flotilla carrying activists from 39 countries in international waters. Live broadcasts from the flotilla showed Israeli naval forces attacking the boats one after another. The Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported that the Israeli army detained […]