Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's attorney, Amit Hadad, requested to shorten the testimony day at the opening of the hearing at the Tel Aviv District Court, asking to end it at 11:30. In his request, Hadad said Netanyahu slept only an hour and a half during the night, and also noted the upcoming visit of U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff later in the day - in connection with the expected release of hostage Edan Alexander.