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Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stood down from all his ministerial posts as he grapples with the fallout from corruption charges against him, his office confirmed on Thursday.
Netanyahu will remain prime minister, but will give up four other offices: health, social affairs, agriculture and diaspora. Jakov Litzman, the former deputy health minister, has already been appointed as the next minister of health.
Successors for the other posts will be announced next week, Netanyahu’s office said. The attorney general announced late last year that Netanyahu would be charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust.
It is the first time in the history of Israel that an incumbent prime minister is facing charges. (DPA)
Netanyahu will remain prime minister, but will give up four other offices: health, social affairs, agriculture and diaspora. Jakov Litzman, the former deputy health minister, has already been appointed as the next minister of health.
Successors for the other posts will be announced next week, Netanyahu’s office said. The attorney general announced late last year that Netanyahu would be charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust.
It is the first time in the history of Israel that an incumbent prime minister is facing charges. (DPA)
