Teenager Arrested After Attempting to Steal Israeli TV Personalities' Car

A 17-year-old from Tulkarm, present in Israel illegally, was arrested Sunday morning after allegedly attempting to steal the car of actress and presenter Yael Bar Zohar and her husband, host Guy Zuarz. The suspect is accused of breaking into their vehicle in the Neve Magen neighborhood of Ramat Hasharon and successfully starting it. Instead of fleeing with the car, the teenager reportedly left it running and proceeded to break into another car parked nearby. Police were alerted and apprehended the suspect inside the second vehicle. Officers from the Glilot station found stolen property from the cars during a search. It remains unclear why the suspect abandoned the first car after starting it to attempt another break-in. The teenager was taken for questioning and is expected to appear in Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court, where police will seek to extend his detention. The incident is part of a broader police effort against car theft over the weekend, which saw the arrest of four suspects, including three minors from the territories, in Tel Aviv and Ramat Hasharon. Tools and computers used for car theft were confiscated during these operations. In a separate incident early Friday, two minors were arrested in Tel Aviv for illegal presence and suspected car theft. Another incident involved a police chase in Hod Hasharon, leading to the arrest of three suspects, including an illegal resident from Shechem and two from East Jerusalem, for stealing a Kia Niro. During the chase, a car theft computer and a booster were seized. In both the Ramat Hasharon and Hod Hasharon incidents, computers used for car theft were recovered.