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Netanyahu's attorney Hadad has kept up pressure on former Attorney General Mandelblit, alleging prosecutors pressured him into opening the investigation into the prime minister and misled him about evidence. Separately, Netanyahu asked top officials to pursue criminal charges against participants in a documentary (NAZA) critical of him, escalating his campaign against perceived security breaches by insiders. These developments add to the prime minister's ongoing legal and political battles amid his corruption trial and broader disputes with Israel's justice system.