Trump slams Israel's prosecutors over Netanyahu corruption trial

U.S. President Donald Trump connected Saturday lashed retired astatine prosecutors successful Israel implicit the corruption proceedings that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced, saying Washington, having fixed billions of dollars worthy of assistance to Israel, was not going to "stand for this".

Netanyahu was indicted successful 2019 successful Israel connected charges of bribery, fraud and breach of spot - each of which helium denies. The proceedings began successful 2020 and involves 3 transgression cases.

On Friday, the tribunal rejected a petition by Netanyahu's lawyers to hold his grounds for the adjacent 2 weeks due to the fact that of diplomatic and information matters pursuing the 12-day struggle betwixt Israel and Iran this month.

He is owed to instrumentality the basal connected Monday for cross-examination.

"It is INSANITY doing what the out-of-control prosecutors are doing to Bibi Netanyahu," Trump said successful a Truth Social post, asserting that the judicial process was going to interfere with Netanyahu's quality to behaviour talks with Palestinian militant radical Hamas, and Iran.

A spokesperson for the Israeli prosecution declined to remark connected Trump's post. Netanyahu connected X retweeted Trump's station and added: "Thank you again, @realDonaldTrump. Together, we volition marque the Middle East Great Again!"

Trump's 2nd station implicit the people of a fewer days defending Netanyahu and calling for the cancellation of the proceedings went a measurement further to necktie Israel's ineligible enactment to U.S. aid.

"The United States of America spends Billions of Dollar [sic] a year, acold much than connected immoderate different Nation, protecting and supporting Israel. We are not going to basal for this," Trump said.

Netanyahu "right now" was successful the process of negotiating a woody with Hamas, Trump said, without giving further details. On Friday, the Republican president told reporters that helium believed a ceasefire was close.

Hamas has said it is consenting to escaped remaining hostages successful Gaza nether immoderate woody to extremity the war, portion Israel says it tin lone extremity it if Hamas is disarmed and dismantled. Hamas refuses to laic down its arms.

Interest successful resolving the Gaza struggle has heightened successful the aftermath of the U.S. and Israeli bombings of Iran's atomic facilities.