Laser Plasma Interaction and hot electrons have been characterized in detail in laser irradiation conditions relevant for direct-drive Inertial Confinement F usion. T he e xperiment h as b een carried out at Gekko XII laser facility in multibeam planar geometry at intensity ∼ 3 • 10 15 W/cm 2 . Experimental data suggest that high-energy electrons, with temperature 20-50 keV and conversion efficiencies η < 1% , we re ma inly pr oduced by th e da mping of el ectron pl asma wa ves dr iven by Two Plasmon Decay. Stimulated Raman Scattering is observed in a near-threshold growth regime, producing a reflectivity o f ∼ 0 .01%, a nd i s w ell d escribed b y a n a nalytical m odel a ccounting for the convective growth in independent speckles. The experiment reveals that both TPD and SRS are collectively driven by multiple beams resulting in a more vigorous growth than that driven by single-beam laser intensity.LPI studies in conditions relevant for direct-drive ig-This peer-reviewed article has been accepted for publication but not yet copyedited or typeset, and so may be subject to change during the production process. The article is considered published and may be cited using its DOI.