(Jan. 24, 2025 / JNS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is recovering from an infection following surgery to remove his prostate, his lawyers said Friday in asking to limit the number of days per week he will testify in the corruption trial against him.

Netanyahu is “recovering from the surgery and subsequent infection,” the lawyers said in the request, which had medical papers enclosed. Netanyahu, 75, had his prostate removed on Dec. 29. According to his office, this was done after a nonmalignant lump was found in that organ.

The prosecution opposed the defense’s request to limit the number of days Netanyahu has to testify to no more than one appearance per week, arguing that testimonies should be shortened rather than get spread out.

Netanyahu “should avoid continuous activity for more than three hours without rest in the coming week, and should also avoid long trips, sitting or standing for long periods of time,” his defense team wrote. Therefore, “traveling to Tel Aviv for a hearing, and certainly testifying for several hours, are not in line with medical recommendations.

However, in order to advance the process, the Honorable Court is requested to determine that next week the Prime Minister’s testimony will be heard on one day—with a preference for Tuesday or Wednesday so that the prime minister will have additional time to recover,” the request says.

The trial began in the Jerusalem District court on May 24, 2020, but was subsequently moved to Tel Aviv for security reasons. Netanyahu’s next testimony is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 27.