Israel’s attorney general rejects Netanyahu’s request to delay corruption trial – Middle East Monitor

Israel’s attorney general on Friday rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request to postpone his corruption trial for two weeks, local media said, Anadolu reports.

Netanyahu had asked the Jerusalem District Court to delay his trial, claiming that he needed to focus on other matters following Israeli attacks on Iran, including the issue of returning Israeli captives from Gaza.

According to Israel’s Channel 12, the court also rejected Netanyahu’s request and decided to keep…