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Israel's education minister,ÌýYoav Kish, called for the postponement ofÌýBenjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial over the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria.

In comments on Sunday,ÌýKish urged the attorney's general office to push the Israeli prime minister's testimony, scheduled for Tuesday, by another three months over the fall of Damascus.

Syrian rebels declared Assad's ouster after seizing control of Damascus early on Sunday, forcing him to flee and ending his family's decades of rule after more than 13 years of civil war in a seismic moment for the Middle East.

"In light of the strategic change in our region following the fall of the Assad regime, the uncertainty and the many challenges facing the Prime Minister and the State of Israel, I call on the judges and the Attorney General's Office to reconsider postponing the Prime Minister's appearance in court by three months,"ÌýKish said.

"In light of the dramatic changes, insisting on holding the hearing during this period would be wrong and irrelevant,"ÌýKish added.

The comments come just days after an Israeli court rejected a request from Netanyahu to limit the number of days per week he'll have to testify when he finally takes the stand in his years-long corruption trial.Ìý

Netanyahu's lawyers have made several requests to delay his testimony, which is expected to begin next week and last several weeks.

His lawyers had requested that he testify fewer than three days a week, because of the demands of dealing with Israel's war on Gaza and Lebanon.

Jerusalem district court judges ruled on Thursday that they had "found no compelling reason" to allow the request.

Opposition leaders accuse the government of diverting attention from domestic issues, asserting that Netanyahu must face justice irrespective of regional events.

Netanyahu isÌýcharged with fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribesÌýin three separate scandals in which he is accused of trading favours with powerful media moguls and wealthy associates.

The Israeli prime minister is also wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over possible war crimes in Gaza.