In Israel, Prime Minister Netanyahu is under indictment for robbery, fraud, and breach of trust in three separate cases

https://www.dw.com/en/netanyahus-unusual-pardon-request-sets-up-political-test/a-74970873?maca=en-newsletter_en_bulletin-2097-xml-newsletter&at_medium=Newsletter&at_campaign=EN%20-%20Daily%20Bulletin&at_dw_language=en&at_number=20251201&r=57379701655253499&lid=3706599&pm_ln=320184 

Comment by PCR:

Netanyahu is using war to escape accountability. If the charges against him are politically motivated and false, a trial would discredit his accusers and not Netanyahu. It seems to me that the Israeli Prime Minister is not convinced that he would be found innocent of the charges. In the past politicians have used wars and other crises in order to avoid being held accountable for misdeeds. The question is whether the Israeli people will object to war as an excuse to drop indictments against Netanyahu.