Overview
- On day 26, the 68-year-old Israeli crown witness said his team lived and ate at the Block family’s Grand Elysée hotel without paying and checked in under alias names prepared for them.
- The presiding judge previously warned the co-defendant family lawyer could face breach-of-trust charges over the free stays, with a cited loss of at least €200,000, and indicated potential aiding liability for Christina Block.
- Evidence discussed included an internal “Bring Kids Home” chat with messages attributed to Block expressing relief that action was underway, plus use of new phones and SIM cards and a project labeled “Golden Ice #5.”
- The witness described technical surveillance of the father’s home using cameras, GoPros, a drone, and Wi‑Fi monitoring reportedly by two active Israeli intelligence agents, with a Hamburg ‘headquarters’ set up in the lawyer’s office at no cost.
- Security remained tight as the witness testified under safe conduct after a warrant was lifted, he faced questioning over memory gaps, and the court scheduled a short hearing on December 18 before testimony resumes in the new year with the trial now extended into mid‑2026.