Overview

• Stephan Hensel resumed testimony as co-plaintiff, describing his children’s post-return panic and nightmares, with questions on their well-being put in the presence of a psychiatric expert.
• Hensel’s injuries from the New Year’s transfer were previously documented by Danish authorities and reviewed by the court, as he continues to serve as both witness and co-plaintiff.
• Prosecutors say a lawyer for the fugitive suspect Tzach K. has signaled cooperation, while another Israeli co-defendant in custody has already provided detailed statements about the operation.
• Investigators searched 13 locations in Germany and Switzerland over a failed 2022 attempt, probing ex‑BND chief August Hanning and a former LKA officer over a payment exceeding €100,000, which both men deny.
• The case centers on two children taken from Denmark to Germany on New Year’s Eve 2023/24 and returned days later by court order, with Christina Block charged with commissioning the operation and denying any sanctioning of violence.