For the second week, Netanyahu's trial sessions have been canceled due to his travel to Washington.

Israel's Central Court on Wednesday approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's request to cancel two sessions of his corruption trial scheduled for next week due to his travel to the United States.

Netanyahu is scheduled to leave Israel on Saturday evening, beginning a five-day visit to the United States, where he will meet with US President Donald Trump on Monday.

The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation said: "The Central Court today (Wednesday) accepted the prime minister's request and canceled his testimony in his trial scheduled for next week."

She added, "This comes as a result of Netanyahu's diplomatic visit to the United States."

She continued: "The prosecution also agreed to Netanyahu's request to cancel his testimony next week, but at the same time asked the court to set a date for his testimony in the days following his return from the United States."

On Sunday, the court approved Netanyahu's request to cancel his trial sessions, scheduled for Monday and Wednesday of this week, citing his "political and security concerns."

Netanyahu has not appeared in court since the start of the war on Iran last June.

Netanyahu faces charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust that could lead to prison if convicted.

Last January, Netanyahu's interrogation sessions began. He denies accusations of corruption, bribery, and breach of trust in the so-called "1000," "2000," and "4000" cases. The attorney general filed an indictment related to these cases in late November 2019.

"Case 1000" concerns allegations that Netanyahu and members of his family received expensive gifts from wealthy businessmen in exchange for various benefits and assistance.

In "Case 2000," he is accused of negotiating with Arnon Mozes, publisher of the privately owned Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, to obtain positive media coverage.

Case 4000 concerns alleged favoritism offered to former Walla news website owner Shaul Elovitch, who was also an executive at Bezeq Telecom, in exchange for positive media coverage.

US President Trump is calling for the abolition of this court, amid divisions within Israel between those who oppose and those who support this call.