Former State Attorney Avichai Mandelblit concluded his fifth day testifying in Prime Minister Netanyahu’s trial at Jerusalem District Court. The defense challenged how closely Mandelblit supervised early investigations and whether inquiries stayed within set limits. Mandelblit stated he would not have opened a criminal investigation over ‘cigars from a decade ago,’ emphasizing testimony from Hadas Klein indicated this was not sporadic conduct. Multiple Israeli sources report on the ongoing trial proceedings.

Sources: Ynet, Jerusalem Post