Israeli leaders scheduled to testify in submarine inquiry

Israeli leaders face upcoming closed-door questioning by the submarine purchase inquiry.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir will testify behind closed doors before the state commission investigating the submarine procurement affair. The inquiry panel announced the November hearing schedule following earlier preparations. Netanyahu recently asked a court to adjust his separate graft trial schedule to accommodate his defense team during these proceedings.

• The timelineThe November hearing schedule for the submarine inquiry was officially confirmed by the panel after months of anticipation.
• The legal overlapNetanyahu requested the cancellation of 18 hearings in his separate bribery trial to accommodate his defense attorneys.