Netanyahu Corruption Trial Resumes With Testimony From Minister Ze'ev Elkin

On July 16, 2026, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared before the Jerusalem District Court as his corruption trial resumed with testimony from Minister Ze'ev Elkin, whose name appears repeatedly in the Case 2000 indictment. Netanyahu's own cross-examination concluded June 24 after 98 hearings; the trial is now hearing from remaining witnesses tied to the three corruption cases (1000, 2000, 4000). Proceedings are scheduled to continue through July 20 before the judiciary's summer recess, resuming in early September. The trial continues in parallel with — and is frequently invoked by Netanyahu's critics alongside — the unresolved October 7 accountability question, with the Kallner inquiry bill still short of final passage as the Knesset heads toward its July 17 dissolution.