Afghanistan, April 20 -- Legal proceedings against Benjamin Netanyahu were delayed again after a court approved his request to skip this week's hearings, citing security and diplomatic concerns.

The Times of Israel reported on Monday that scheduled sessions in Netanyahu's long-running corruption trial were cancelled or rearranged.

Under the revised schedule, another witness was set to testify on Monday instead of Netanyahu, while a planned session on Tuesday was cancelled entirely.

Netanyahu's lawyers said he could not attend due to "security and diplomatic considerations," a request accepted by judicial authorities overseeing the case.

The trial, one of the most high-profile corruption cases in Israel's history, has faced repeated dela...