Israeli Crime Boss Yossi Mosli Arrested Over Grenade Attacks on Japnika Chain

Yossi Mosli, head of a major Israeli crime organization, was arrested on Tuesday evening on suspicion of involvement in grenade attacks targeting Japnika, a restaurant chain owned by Barak Abramov. Mosli is expected to be brought before a court for an extension of his detention. Concurrently, police took testimony from Abramov, who also owns the Beitar Jerusalem football club.

Abramov was once closely allied with the Mosli brothers and helped transfer control of the Bnei Yehuda football club to them. However, relations soured, and amid a recent surge in violent attacks between crime families, the Mosli and Jarushi groups allegedly targeted Abramov’s businesses in retaliation. In May 2026, Abramov sold 20% of the Landora group to Leumi Partners for 200 million shekels and planned to list Japnika on the stock exchange, but these plans have been postponed due to the violence.

The recent wave of attacks included grenade explosions at Japnika branches in Afula and Netanya, gunfire at the Herzliya branch, and grenade throws at homes linked to the Mosli and Jarushi families. Police held an urgent meeting led by Police Commissioner Danny Levi and Investigation and Intelligence Chief Boaz Balat to coordinate the response. A senior police official told ynet, "We are preparing surprises," ahead of Mosli’s arrest.

Earlier on Tuesday, two suspects aged 17 and 19 were arrested in Bnei Brak after a grenade was thrown at a parking lot in southern Tel Aviv, causing damage to several vehicles. Since Monday night, at least seven grenades have been thrown at businesses and residences, with no fatalities but some injuries and property damage. The attacks are believed to be part of an ongoing feud between the Mosli and Jarushi crime families, with the Mosli family considered one of Israel’s most powerful Jewish crime organizations, involved in digital currencies and credit lending.

The police continue investigations amid heightened tensions and violence linked to organized crime in central Israel.