Shin Bet Chief's Brother, Accused in Gaza Smuggling, Now Installs Air Conditioners
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS by baba
Bezalel Zini, brother of the Shin Bet chief and accused in a Gaza smuggling case, received eased house arrest terms allowing him to work as an air conditioner installer. The court permitted daily work but denied his request to end house arrest. Zini is the sole provider for his six children and had cited reserve duty as impacting his business.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Bezalel Zini, brother of the Shin Bet chief, is now installing air conditioners under eased house arrest.
- Zini is accused in a wartime smuggling operation into the Gaza Strip.
- The court allowed Zini to work daily but not to end his house arrest.
- He is the sole provider for his six children.
- Zini has been under house arrest since March.
Bezalel Zini, brother of the head of the Shin Bet, has had his house arrest terms eased by the court, allowing him to leave for work daily. Zini is accused in a smuggling operation into the Gaza Strip during the war. His current employment involves installing air conditioners, a change from his previous endeavors, as reported by Lee Ayish, Head of the Criminal Desk.
Zini's work is restricted to the Jerusalem and Central regions due to his house arrest conditions, precluding him from working in the south. He had requested a complete removal of house arrest, citing his role as the sole provider for his six children and his need to leave his business for 850 days of reserve duty in Gaza.
The court permitted him to work daily but denied the request to lift house arrest entirely. Zini has been under house arrest since March. Earlier, during the intermediate days of Passover, Zini had sought court permission for a six-hour family visit at his brother's home in Jerusalem.