21 Arrested in Gaza Construction Fraud Scheme
Translated & summarized from TheMarker by baba
Israeli police and military police arrested 21 suspects on Tuesday for involvement in a multi-million shekel financial fraud scheme related to civilian companies operating heavy equipment in Gaza for the IDF. The suspects include career soldiers and contractors facing charges of fraud, money laundering, and bribery. This follows a February indictment against Bezalel Zini for smuggling cigarettes and other financial crimes in Gaza.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- 21 suspects were arrested for a multi-million shekel financial fraud scheme in Gaza.
- The fraud involved civilian companies operating heavy equipment for the IDF in Gaza.
- Suspects include career soldiers and contractors accused of fraud, money laundering, and bribery.
- Arrests follow a February indictment of Bezalel Zini for cigarette smuggling and bribery.
- Suspects will appear in civilian and military courts for remand hearings.
Israeli police and military police arrested 21 suspects on Tuesday in connection with a financial fraud scheme totaling millions of shekels. The scheme involved civilian companies operating heavy engineering equipment in the Gaza Strip for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
Among those arrested are career soldiers and contractors, who are accused of offenses including obtaining property by deception, money laundering, and bribery. They are scheduled to appear in court for remand extension hearings at the Magistrate's Court in Be'er Sheva and the Military Court in Beit Lid.
This is not the first investigation into construction work in Gaza. In February, an indictment was filed against Bezalel Zini, brother of Shin Bet head David Zini and part of the "Oriya Force" team operating heavy equipment in the Strip. He was charged with aiding an enemy in wartime, prohibiting property use for terror purposes, aggravated fraud, and bribery, along with other financial offenses. Zini is accused of smuggling cigarettes three times, receiving 365,000 shekels for them, and smuggling 14 cartons of cigarettes into Gaza via the Sufa crossing.
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