 David Shapira, another superior of Azaria who was present at the scene testified on 12 July that Azaria never mentioned a bomb threat and only stated his fear of the knife next to the stabber.He further stated when he questioned the shooter after the shooting that why he didn't kick away the knife, he responded that he felt threatened and when he told the shooter he didn't feel he was telling the truth, he fell silent.On 24 July, the shooter was cross-examined for the first time by the prosecutors.