The ongoing corruption trial against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, indicted in 2020 on bribery in Case 4000 plus fraud and breach of trust charges across three cases, continues without a verdict as of October 2026. Judges have repeatedly flagged evidentiary weaknesses in the bribery allegation and urged prosecutors to drop it, a stance unchanged after Netanyahu completed nearly 100 days of testimony in June. The defense phase with remaining witnesses resumed after summer recess and featured former attorney general Avichai Mandelblit testifying in October, amid scheduling disputes and national elections weeks away. These factors, combined with the multi-year timeline to closing arguments and potential structural delays, underpin trader consensus that conviction remains unlikely in the near term.