Crime Families Escalate Violence in Central Israel with Grenade Attacks and Shootings
Translated & summarized from Maariv by baba
Organized crime has escalated in central Israel with recent grenade attacks and shootings targeting residential buildings in cities like Rehovot, ראשון לציון, and קריית גת. Police are investigating these incidents, examining potential links between them and pursuing legal action, including an indictment for a planned grenade attack on a restaurant in קריית אונו. No injuries have been reported in the attacks, but property damage has occurred.
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- Organized crime has escalated in central Israel with grenade attacks and shootings.
- Multiple incidents occurred overnight in Rehovot, ראשון לציון, and קריית גת.
- Police are investigating potential links between the grenade and shooting incidents in ראשון לציון.
- A planned grenade attack on a restaurant in קריית אונו is subject to a court indictment.
- No injuries were reported in the recent attacks, but property damage occurred.
A series of alarming incidents, including grenade attacks and shootings targeting residential buildings, have occurred recently in central Israel, indicating a potential escalation of serious organized crime into the country's heartland. Police are investigating multiple incidents that took place overnight. In Rehovot, officers responded to a report of an explosion and discovered a scene where a fragmentation grenade had been thrown. Investigators are collecting evidence to identify those involved and determine the motive behind the conflict.
Later that night, two more serious criminal events were reported in the nearby city of ראשון לציון. A fragmentation grenade was thrown, followed shortly by gunfire directed at a residential building on שער יפו street. The shooting caused damage to the building's lobby, but no injuries were reported. Police are examining a possible connection between the grenade and the shooting, noting that both occurred in close succession and may stem from the same criminal dispute. The investigation is in its early stages.
In קריית גת, police launched an investigation after a fragmentation grenade was thrown at a residence, causing property damage and hitting gas cylinders. No one was injured. Police and forensic teams secured the scene and began gathering evidence. The incident is being treated as criminal, and its circumstances are under review.
Additionally, a legal case is proceeding in the Tel Aviv District Court, where a prosecutor has filed an indictment related to a planned fragmentation grenade attack on the "ג'פניקה" restaurant in קריית אונו. The indictment alleges that the defendants conspired to throw a grenade at the establishment around 1 a.m. on July 13, 2026.
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