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After a dramatic session, in which TV personality Dudu Topaz accused Avi Nir of the Keshet network of "wishing me dead," a Tel Aviv court has decided to keep a lock on Topaz's bank account until at least next week. Topaz will then inform the court if a deal has been worked out a deal to use Topaz's apartment as collateral to compensate Keshet for money the latter says it has coming because of the damage caused by Topaz. Currently, Topaz's bank account is frozen, bur but he says he needs the money in the account to survive.

The lock was demanded by Nir and Keshet to ensure that Topaz would pay damages he owes for the beating incidents Topaz was involved in.