The ongoing corruption trial against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which began in 2020 and covers Cases 1000, 2000, and 4000, features repeated judicial indications of evidentiary weaknesses in the sole bribery charge within Case 4000. Judges have urged prosecutors multiple times, including after Netanyahu completed nearly 100 days of testimony in June 2026, to consider dropping that allegation while retaining fraud and breach-of-trust counts. With the defense phase now accelerating under a five-day weekly schedule ahead of the presiding judge’s 2028 retirement, remaining witnesses, closing arguments, and any verdict remain years away. Recent testimony by former Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit in October 2026 focused on investigative authorizations amid national elections scheduled for later that month. These procedural realities underpin trader consensus that conviction is unlikely in the near term.