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Netanyahu submits pardon request in Israel corruption cases

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trial for corruption charges has been ongoing for nearly six years. [AFP]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on trial facing corruption charges, announced Sunday he had submitted a pardon request, saying the long-running cases were tearing the country apart.

US President Donald Trump wrote to Israeli President Isaac Herzog earlier this month, asking him to pardon Netanyahu, who has repeatedly denied wrongdoing in the ongoing court cases.

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