Israeli Court Imposes Restrictive Order on Crime Boss Yossi Musli Amid Bombing Probe

The Tel Aviv District Court has upheld a restrictive administrative detention order against Yossi Musli, a prominent Israeli crime boss. The order, issued on August 16, 2026, confines Musli to house arrest until at least September 19 and prohibits him from contacting 91 individuals, mostly key figures in Israel's criminal underworld. This measure follows suspicions of Musli's involvement in grenade attacks targeting branches of the Japnika chain.

The court's restrictions also bar Musli from using the internet or leaving Israel. His daily phone calls are limited, and he is forbidden from communicating with football club owners. The list of banned contacts reveals the complex network of alliances and rivalries within Israeli organized crime, including family members such as his father Nissim Musli and brothers Eli and Shay Musli.

Notable associates and rivals on the list include Amir Molner, a former ally turned religious convert; Eyal Nagar, a southern crime leader recently arrested in an extortion operation; Houssam Hariri, linked to the Hariri crime family; Itzik Bar-Mocha, head of the Jerusalem gang; and Yaniv Ben Simon, a fugitive wanted in Israel and detained in South Africa. Ben Simon is connected to the notorious crime boss Yitzhak Abergil and implicated in a deadly bombing in Tel Aviv.

The police emphasized that this order is part of ongoing efforts to combat organized crime and enhance public security by disrupting criminal networks. They pledged to continue using all available means to reduce criminal activity and dismantle the infrastructure of crime organizations across Israel.