Israeli Police Release Associates of Geroushi Crime Family to House Arrest Amid Rising Gang Violence

Israeli police have agreed to release Isa Wahwah, 35, from Lod, a relative of the Geroushi brothers, to house arrest. Wahwah was arrested on suspicion of throwing grenades in recent weeks at locations linked to the Musli family or their businesses. Khaled Hamada, 44, also from Lod and connected to the Geroushi brothers, was similarly released to house arrest until Saturday. Both suspects have consistently denied the allegations. Wahwah surrendered voluntarily after realizing police were searching for him while his relatives were abroad, asserting to ynet that there were no conflicts and calling the arrest baseless.

Their lawyer, Walid Kaboub, described the detentions as wrongful preventive arrests aimed at sensational headlines, praising the investigative unit for their decision to release the suspects. The arrests come amid a series of grenade attacks, shootings, and arson attempts targeting "Jafnika" chain branches nationwide, believed to be linked to a gang war between the Musli and Geroushi crime organizations. Police have increased visible and covert patrols around these locations to prevent further violence.

The sushi restaurant chain "Jafnika," owned by businessman Barak Abramov, is considered an unintended victim of this gang conflict, with Abramov not suspected of any wrongdoing. In a related development, police agreed to release Yossi Musli, head of the Musli crime organization, and three others, Muriel Dadon, Dor Cohen, and Yitzhak Rodef Shalom, to five-day house arrests following their recent arrests.