Israeli lawmakers accuse Netanyahu of trading Gaza war for end to his corruption trial – Middle East Monitor

Members of Israel’s Knesset (parliament) have accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of using the ongoing Gaza war to secure an end to his corruption trial, Anadolu reports.

“(Netanyahu) is conditioning the future of Israel and our children on his trial,” Knesset member for the Democrats Party, Naama Lazimi, said in statements cited by The Times of Israel news outlet on Sunday.

She said that the Israeli premier showed that he is unfit for the office by…