Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's long-running corruption trial will resume on Sunday, the court confirmed on Thursday, after emergency restrictions imposed over Israel's war on Iran were lifted.
Israel and the United States launched air strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, before a two-week cease-fire was announced on Tuesday. But extensive Israeli attacks on Lebanon have since jeopardized the truce.
A court statement on Thursday said that "the return to work of the judicial system" means Netanyahu's trial is cleared to continue, beginning with a hearing on Sunday set to include testimony from a defense witness.
Court business in Israel had been interrupted by the conflict, but the military's Home Front Command approved a broad reopening across much of the country after the U.S. and Iran reached a temporary truce.
Netanyahu is facing charges in two cases in which he allegedly negotiated favorable media coverage from Israeli news outlets, and a third involving accusations that he accepted more than $260,000 in luxury gifts from billionaires in exchange for political favors.
