Overview

• Gerhard Delling told the court he never intended anything illegal or violent, declined questions, and faces charges of aiding by arranging a handover in Baden‑Württemberg and coordinating a return to Hamburg, plus suspected false statements to police.
• Father Stephan Hensel testified he was thrown to the ground and struck on New Year’s Eve 2023/24 as his two youngest children were taken, saying he heard them scream; his examination continued Wednesday.
• A 36-year-old Israeli co‑defendant has confessed to participating in the operation, telling judges he believed it was a “rescue” based on what his security firm’s chief said about the father.
• A security-company employee stated he only secured properties at Eugen Block’s request after the incident, said his team was unarmed, and denied involvement in taking the children or having contact with Christina Block.
• A Block relative said she was asked to collect the children near Hamburg and denied any role in the seizure; the children were returned to their father in Denmark days later by court order.