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Police said that text messages exchanged between Yonatan Urich and Netanyahu's former spokesperson Eli Feldstein demonstrate Urich's awareness of a document leaked to German newspaper Bild, contrary to his claim that he had never seen or heard of it

Netanyahu's chief of staff, Tzachi Braverman, is suspected of breach of trust and obstruction of justice in the BibiLeaks scandal, which involves the leak of classified IDF documents to a German tabloid. As part of the investigation, he has been barred from leaving Israel for at least a month, despite being slated to take up his new role as Israel's ambassador to the U.K.

Likud remains the largest party with 26 seats, according to the Channel 13 News poll, but Netanyahu's coalition does not have the majority necessary to form a government. Neither does the opposition, which cannot form a government without the Arab parties

Netanyahu's far-right religious bloc is tightly organized, while his center-left and right-wing opponents remain divided. Anti-Netanyahu protest leaders joining Yair Golan's Democrats have further complicated potential alliances with Gadi Eisenkot and Yair Lapid, as an Arab merger remains uncertain

Netanyahu's cross-examination in his criminal trials has been plagued by unprecedented disruptions. Of nearly 60 scheduled hearings, only 15 went ahead without being canceled or cut short. While Netanyahu has at times offered dubious excuses, his judges also bear part of the responsibility

The government appointments committee to investigate Roman Gofman, who is Netanyahu's current military secretary, over his role in authorizing a covert operation that led to the wrongful 18-month detention of an Israeli teenager

Some members of Israel's ruling coalition still claim that allegations of business ties and a PR campaign by Netanyahu's closest aides on Qatar's payroll are not affecting his standing, but the scandal is part of his soft underbelly on the right – alongside the Haredi draft-evasion law

Some members of Israel's ruling coalition still claim that Qatargate is not affecting Netanyahu's standing, but the scandal is part of his soft underbelly on the right – alongside the Haredi draft evasion law

According to the data, the cost of using Israel's official aircraft for a single trip to Washington in February totaled $424,000, while during Netanyahu's visit to New York in September, his suite at the Loews Regency Hotel cost Israeli taxpayers $42,000 for seven nights

Despite appearing stressed, the detective called to testify on behalf of the PM maintained he stuck to the facts, denying any anomalies or conclusions in his report on a notorious 2015 campaign video. Meanwhile, Netanyahu's trial faced interruptions due to his request for a hearing cancellation and the prosecution's bid to limit defense witness testimonies

Judge Oded Shaham told the prosecutor that he believes Netanyahu's cross-examination 'is helping us very little.' The prosecutor said in response that Netanyahu spent dozens of hearings dealing with these very issues in his direct testimony

The Justice Ministry's Pardons Department is unlikely to recommend that President Herzog approve Netanyahu's pardon request without modifications or conditions. Although the president can grant a pardon against the department's advice, the High Court of Justice could still overturn it

The Shin Bet orders against the aides were revealed in the state's response to a High Court petition filed by an Israeli NGO. 'Shows the seriousness of the affair, contrary to Netanyahu's attempt to minimise it,' petitioning lawyer says

As with Trump, Netanyahu's only concern is the bottom line. And with American Jews distracted or too weary, he may make it out unscathed yet again

Netanyahu's unprecedented request for a pre-conviction pardon raises complex legal questions, especially without admitting guilt. Here is how the process works, the arguments he is making, the precedents he cites, and why Israel's High Court is unlikely to approve it

Washington is making a massive effort to forge a new reality in Lebanon and perhaps it believes that an Israeli show of seriousness can lift negotiations out of the quagmire But Israeli attacks are also connected to other fronts - and appear to be aimed at deflecting fire from Netanyahu's failures

Amid Israel's tensions with the Biden administration over the Gaza war, the Israeli prime minister met with U.S. politicians, including Mike Johnson and Lindsey Graham, who pushed Congress to sanction the ICC over Netanyahu's arrest warrant. The diary also notes a call with the UAE president and seven meetings with Tony Blair, now set to lead Gaza's reconstruction

Syria condemned Netanyahu's visit as a violation of its sovereignty, while Qatar denounced Israeli strikes in Gaza and Lebanon that killed and wounded dozens, calling for urgent regional and international action to uphold cease-fire agreements and prevent further escalation

What many failed to understand was that the 'Histadrut' labor federation had long ceased to be a socialist power base associated with the political left. Instead, it had become a body representing many powerful workers' committees aligned with Netanyahu's right-wing Likud

The court also rejected a request by Netanyahu's attorney to be relieved of representing him due to the large number of hearings. The prime minister is expected to testify three times per week in his corruption trial, one of which was moved from Sunday due to weekly cabinet meetings