India, Jan. 8 -- JERUSALEM, January 8 - The death of a prominent Israeli judge in a traffic accident has spawned a wave of online misinformation, falsely linking him to the corruption cases against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Official records confirm Judge Benny Sagi was not presiding over Netanyahu's trial, despite viral claims suggesting otherwise.

Benny Sagi, 54, the president of the Be'er Sheva District Court, died on January 4, 2026. He was killed in a collision on Route 6 near Kfar Menachem when an off-road vehicle veered onto the highway and struck his motorcycle. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene. Israeli police have described the incident as a tragic accident, with no initial signs of foul play. An inv...