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Star Pulls Gun After Grenade Tossed at Restaurant

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A stun grenade was thrown at a crowded restaurant in Rishon LeZion on Sunday night, causing panic but no injuries. Musician Yoav Eliasi, present at the scene, drew his gun believing it was a terrorist attack before realizing it was a stun grenade. The perpetrator fled on a motorcycle, and police are investigating a potential underworld dispute as the motive.

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  • Musician Yoav Eliasi drew his gun after a stun grenade was thrown at a Rishon LeZion restaurant.
  • The attacker, wearing a helmet, fled on a motorcycle after throwing the device.
  • No one was physically injured, but the blast caused panic among diners.
  • Police are investigating a possible underworld dispute targeting the restaurant's owners.
  • Eliasi initially feared a terrorist attack due to the incident's nature.
Star Pulls Gun After Grenade Tossed at Restaurant
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A stun grenade was thrown at a crowded restaurant in Rishon LeZion on Sunday night, causing panic among diners. The incident occurred at the "Yaldei Tehran" street entertainment complex, where musician and social media personality Yoav Eliasi, known as "HaTzel" (The Shadow), was present.

Eliasi recounted on social media that a person wearing a helmet threw the grenade and fled on a waiting motorcycle. He initially believed it was a terrorist attack due to the constant security threats in Israel. Reacting to the perceived threat, Eliasi drew his personal firearm and ran outside intending to neutralize the attacker.

However, investigations suggest the perpetrator acted quickly and deliberately, wearing a helmet to conceal their identity before throwing the grenade and escaping on a motorcycle. Eliasi, visibly shaken in a video posted after emergency services arrived, expressed his shock at being in the restaurant when the grenade was thrown.

Fortunately, the device was identified as a stun grenade, which does not produce shrapnel, and no one was physically injured. The blast, however, left a significant impact on those present. Eliasi emphasized how close the situation came to a serious disaster.

Investigators from the Rishon LeZion station are actively searching for the motorcyclist, with the primary line of inquiry focusing on a criminal dispute within the underworld targeting the restaurant's owners.

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