Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has submitted a request for a formal pardon amid a yearslong corruption trial, just weeks after President Donald Trump said he should be pardoned.

Benjamin Netanyahu has formally requested from Israeli President Isaac Herzog a pardon in his long-running corruption trial, in a move set to have significant political and legal implications.

A second case, 2000, focuses on allegations that Netanyahu negotiated a deal with leading daily newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth for favourable coverage.