Netanyahu's attempt to reduce court appearances through security claims met judicial rejection, limiting his testimony to 14 additional sessions. The prosecution agreed to closed-door hearings with military intelligence chief participation.
Israel proposed returning Palestinian prisoners in exchange for four hostage bodies without ceremony, following yesterday's suspension of releases. Hamas senior official Abu Marzouk told New York Times he wouldn't have supported October 7 had he known its consequences for Gaza - a statement quickly disowned by Hamas leadership.
Released hostage Omar Wenkert joined families' protest, promising to fight for remaining captives. New testimonies revealed conditions worsened after Ben Gvir's statements about security prisoners. Military investigations of October 7 exposed force redeployment decisions that enabled Hamas's breach, while Israel developed new three-layer border defense strategy.