Netanyahu’s corruption trial, ongoing since 2020 with charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust across three cases, remains in its defense phase without a verdict timeline. Judges have repeatedly signaled evidentiary weaknesses in the bribery allegation and urged prosecutors to drop it, a stance unchanged after the prime minister completed 98 days of testimony in June 2026. Recent proceedings include former attorney general Avichai Mandelblit’s October 11 testimony, while hearings accelerate on a five-day schedule ahead of the presiding judge’s 2028 retirement. National elections scheduled for late October add political context, and Netanyahu continues to deny all wrongdoing. These factors sustain trader expectations that conviction remains unlikely in the near term.