Right-wing activist placed under house arrest after blocking Lucy Aharish and Tzachi Halevi

Right-wing activist Mordechai David was released on Monday to five days of house arrest after being arrested on suspicion of involvement in a blocking and harassment incident outside a courthouse. According to a report on Channel 14, police say he obstructed journalist Lucy Aharish and her husband, actor Tzachi Halevi, as they were leaving the court area and prevented them from moving through the site.

The Judea and Samaria District Police launched an extensive investigation after receiving a report of the confrontation at the courthouse entrance. Investigators collected evidence from the scene, took detailed statements from those present, and detained about six suspects on suspicion of direct or indirect involvement.

Police said the case is being handled professionally and without bias, using all available technological and investigative tools, with the goal of uncovering the truth and bringing to justice everyone involved in what investigators described as an assault incident.

The latest episode appears to escalate an already prolonged conflict between David and the Aharish-Halevi couple. In February, David was questioned after arriving with a group of activists to protest directly outside their home, where a heated verbal confrontation broke out and spread widely on social media. The confrontation has now spilled into the courthouse setting and led to temporary restrictions on David’s freedom.