Wave of Criminal Explosions Hits Central Israel with Multiple Grenade Blasts

A series of criminal explosions continues to terrorize the Tel Aviv metropolitan area and central Israel. On Monday evening, two grenade blasts occurred in separate locations in Tel Aviv, injuring one person lightly. Shortly after, additional explosions were reported in Herzliya and Ness Ziona, causing property damage but no injuries. Police are investigating whether these incidents are linked to an ongoing conflict between criminal organizations, with no arrests made so far.

The first explosion in Tel Aviv took place on Machal Street, where a grenade blast lightly wounded one individual. Simultaneously, another grenade exploded on 4586 Street in southern Tel Aviv without causing injuries. Police and bomb disposal units responded to both scenes, collecting evidence and confirming the incidents have a criminal background. Authorities suspect the violence may be connected to a feud between the Mosli and Jarushi crime families. The Mosli family, originating from the Tikva and Kfar Shalem neighborhoods, is one of Israel's most powerful crime groups and among the few Jewish crime families remaining. The organization is led by brothers Yossi and Eli Mosli, who are police targets and allegedly involved in digital currency and credit lending.

Later Monday, a grenade exploded at an intersection in central Herzliya, damaging property but causing no injuries. Police opened an investigation into the suspected throwing of a weapon-related device. Earlier that day, a stolen military grenade was reportedly thrown at a residential building on HaTamar Street in Ness Ziona, damaging property but not harming anyone. Police collected evidence and believe this incident is also linked to criminal disputes.

The wave of explosions began earlier, with a masked individual recorded on Sunday night throwing a grenade at a residential building in Beit HaPark, Or Yehuda, causing property damage but no injuries. Police are investigating but have not made arrests. Additionally, between Friday and Saturday, a grenade exploded in the lobby of a luxury building in the Blue complex in northern Tel Aviv near the Mandarin Hotel, causing damage and panic but no injuries. Police are reviewing security footage to identify the perpetrator.

Alongside the grenade attacks, police are probing a series of assaults on Japanika supermarket branches in the Dan region. Within three nights, three stores were targeted: an attempted arson in Givatayim, an explosive device thrown at a Ramat Gan branch, and a grenade thrown at a Kiryat Ono store. No injuries occurred, but property was damaged. Police have not confirmed any connection between these attacks and the grenade blasts. Investigators continue to gather surveillance footage and analyze explosive remnants to identify the attackers and determine if these events are part of a broader gang conflict. No arrests have been reported to date.