Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled his schedule, including his appearance at his trial, for the remainder of the day after being diagnosed with bronchitis, the Prime Minister's Office confirmed on Wednesday.

During the trial that morning, Netanyahu had complained of a cough and a cold during cross-examination in the Tel Aviv District Court, in which judges agreed to his request to delay the hearing.

At the recommendation of his doctor, Netanyahu will spend the day resting at home, the PMO stated.

The hearing was set to end at 4:30 pm, but the prime minister had requested to testify for only a short period more.

The prime minister came under fire for exposing the allegedly poor health of newly released hostages who are undergoing rehabilitation at hospitals in Israel's center.

On X/Twitter, Prof. Hagai Levine, head of the medical division of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, wrote,

Hadassah-University Medical Center, in Jerusalem's Ein Kerem released a statement confirming that the prime minister was not infectious later Wednesday.

Comment: Timely. But really...he could cough up any excuse.

Netanyahu trial hearings cancelled:

The prime minister was indicted in 2019 on the charges of bribery, fraud and breach-of-trust in one of the most complicated criminal cases in Israel. He pleaded not guilty to all three charges, and the trial has been ongoing since 2020, heard before Jerusalem District Court Judges Rivka Friedman-Feldman, Moshe Bar-Am, and Oded Shaham.

Had he been prosecuted five years ago, the deadly Gaza massacre may never have unfolded.