[50989] Netanyahu's Testimony: Court approved PM's request for limited testimony between 16:00 and 19:00

Special Update: Schedule for PM Netanyahu's Testimony

Today, May 5, 2026, the court approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's request regarding the schedule of his testimony. According to a report by Amit Segal, the request was only partially approved: the testimony will not begin earlier than 16:00 as he requested, but it was determined that it will end at 19:00, thereby extending it beyond his original request for a more significant curtailment.

In the background of the discussions, YINONEWS - Yinon Magal (known for his line supporting Netanyahu) reported that the Prime Minister requested to shorten the testimony to only two hours, due to what was defined as an "urgent security-diplomatic schedule." These matters were also confirmed in parallel reports by Avishai Grinzaig, who noted that the hearing will indeed take place within the range of hours set by the court.

Additional sources, including Security Flashes 24/7 and Politics Updates, repeated the Prime Minister's reasoning for the change in schedule, using the quote "urgent diplomatic-security schedule." The decision on the hearing hours comes after a series of petitions by the defense team to the court in an attempt to reduce the times of Netanyahu's testimony in light of the heavy security and diplomatic burden weighing upon him.