# Netanyahu finishes corruption-trial testimony after 98 hearings
> The prime minister leaves the stand calling the case a 'Stasi' operation as a verdict slips toward 2027 and an election toward autumn

**Meta:** type: event · date: 2026-06-24 · heads: 누가 결정하는가, 그들이 말하지 않는 것 · 10 takes · 1 lenses · 4 regions

## Summary

[Benjamin Netanyahu](/ko/entity/benjamin-netanyahu) completed his testimony in [Israel](/ko/entity/israel)'s long-running corruption
trial on 24 June, after 98 hearings spread over 18 months across Cases 1000, 2000 and
4000. He first took the stand on 10 December 2024; the prosecution's final
cross-examination ended 16 June. Defence lawyer Amit Hadad re-examined on Cases 1000 and
4000. The charges, fraud and breach of trust in all three cases, plus one bribery count
in Case 4000, carry up to 10 years. Netanyahu left the stand denouncing a "police state"
and "Stasi" prosecution and accusing investigators of "setting traps." Closing arguments
and a verdict are not expected before 2027, with appeals potentially running to 2028-2029
, well past the election now due by 27 October.

## By the numbers

- 98, trial hearings over 18 months; testimony began 10 Dec 2024.
- 3, cases (1000, 2000, 4000); one bribery count, in Case 4000.
- 10, maximum years' imprisonment on the bribery charge.
- 2027, earliest expected verdict; appeals could reach 2029.

## Why it matters

The timeline puts any verdict beyond the autumn vote, so the trial shapes the campaign
rather than the outcome. Netanyahu's "persecution" framing doubles as an electoral
message; the same charges anchor a parallel coalition push to [repeal](/ko/n/netanyahu-coalition-exposure)
the breach-of-trust offence and a stalled bid for a presidential pardon.

## What to watch

- Scheduling of closing arguments and whether the verdict slips past 2027.
- Movement on the coalition bill to repeal the fraud-and-breach-of-trust offence.
- Any revival of pardon or plea-deal talks via [President Herzog](/ko/n/netanyahu-pardon-herzog-standoff).

## Regional takes (batched by bias / lens)

### unlabelled
- **Times of Israel** (Israel, en) — Procedural recap treating the courtroom outburst as theatre: Netanyahu completed testimony across Cases 1000, 2000 and 4000 after 98 hearings over 18 months, with cross-examination closing 16 June and a verdict not expected before 2027.
  > "Netanyahu wraps up trial testimony after 98 hearings across 18 months, with a verdict not expected before 2027."
  Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-wraps-up-trial-testimony-after-98-hearings-across-18-months/
- **WAFA** (Palestinian Territories, ar) — Palestinian state agency frames the milestone against the war backdrop, foregrounding the prime minister's legal jeopardy and the 'war criminal' charge that dominates its coverage rather than the procedural detail.
  > "The Israeli prime minister, facing war-crime accusations abroad, concludes testimony in his domestic corruption trial."
  Source: https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/156909
- **Jerusalem Post** (Israel, en) — Defence-sympathetic read, leading with Netanyahu's claim that prosecutors 'set traps' and his Stasi/police-state language, casting the 18-month process as political persecution timed to the election.
  > "Netanyahu accuses prosecutors of having 'set traps' for him as cross-examination ends."
  Source: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/benjamin-netanyahu/article-900132
- **JNS** (United States, en) — 
  Source: https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/israeli-prosecutors-conclude-final-cross-examination-in-netanyahu-corruption-trial
- **Ynetnews** (Israel, en) — 
  Source: https://www.ynetnews.com/article/b10093cocgx
- **The News International** (Pakistan, en) — 
  Source: https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1406261-netanyahus-corruption-trial-hits-key-milestone-as-prosecutors-end-final-cross-examination
- **Times of Israel (liveblog)** (Israel, en) — 
  Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-june-24-2026/
- **Jerusalem Post** (Israel, en) — 
  Source: http://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-900364
- **Jerusalem Post (Milchan)** (Israel, en) — 
  Source: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-900260
- **Times of Israel (police state)** (Israel, en) — 
  Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-denounces-police-state-trial-as-cross-examination-ends-after-over-a-year/

## Across the graph
- Related: [[netanyahu-coalition-exposure]], [[netanyahu-pardon-herzog-standoff]], [[israel-war-economy-bill]]
- Entities: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel

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