With regard to the stay at the Khalil restaurant on that Friday morning, the defendant claimed in his testimony that he and Odai arrived at the restaurant a few minutes after 7:00 A.M., and after entrusting the car for washing, they entered the restaurant, which was bustling with life, sat there, ate its food and dishes, and talked with the other diners, until they were satisfied and returned to the family compound at around 8:30 A.M. However, in the framework of the conspiracy case, verbal and visual documentation of a visit made by the police on September 17, 2024 at 7:44 a.m. to the Khalil restaurant in Tzrifin was submitted for our perusal, from which it emerged that in the early hours of that morning the restaurant was closed and closed, there was no one to go out and no one to come [P/182]. As a result, a notice was also taken from the restaurant's owner for the past five years, Mr. Peter Albala, regarding the opening and closing hours customary there.
Mr. Albala testified in court on these matters, and at the end of his testimony, the notice that was collected from him was even submitted for our review, so that we could consider using it in accordance with the provision of section 10A of the Evidence Ordinance. Albala's September 2024 announcement is short and concise. He was asked about the opening hours and said that the hummus shop is open every day of the week from 8:00 to 8:30 until 15:30. He was asked about the opening hours on Fridays and Saturdays and replied that even then, the restaurant opens at 8:30 a.m., and that until 8:00 a.m., the place is closed with bars. He was asked explicitly if there were cases where people ate before 8:00 a.m. or after 3:30 p.m., and he answered in the negative. At this early stage, the collection of the notice was suspended for a short time, in order to allow Mr. Albala to consult by telephone with his attorney. After that conversation, the witness was asked to describe the opening of the restaurant and stated that his father arrived at the scene between 7:00 and 7:30 A.M., and that he himself arrived about half an hour later. They enter the restaurant from the back entrance, so no one else has access, and prepare the food, during which time the place is closed with bars. The preparation takes about an hour or two. He is asked about the closing time, and repeats it at 3:30 P.M. At this point, the witness was asked if it had been like this in all the five years he had been running the restaurant, and he answered in the affirmative. Later, he said that the opening hours do not change in summer and winter, and positively ruled out the possibility that customers ate at the restaurant between 7:00 and 7:30 a.m., because the place is closed. When asked what was the earliest time people ate at the restaurant, he replied that it was around 8:15 A.M. [P/183 - the witness's statement of September 18, 2024].