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Haim Sceaal's Bid for Zim Comes as Court Appoints Receiver Over His Herzliya Home
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
First reported by Calcalist · Jun 17, 2026
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What happened
Haim Sceaal's $4.5 billion bid for Zim surfaced alongside news that a Herzliya Pituach home of his was placed under receivership over a 15 million shekel debt. He is negotiating to settle the debt while Zim has already signed a $4.2 billion sale deal to Hapag-Lloyd and Fimi.
- 01Zim ignored Sceaal's $4.5 billion offer because it had already signed a sale deal.
- 02A court appointed a receiver over his Herzliya Pituach house for a 15 million shekel debt.
- 03Sceaal is offering about 13 million shekels to settle with Extra Credit.
- 04He also recently floated a bid for Arkia without explaining financing.
- 05His family previously ran duty-free and retail businesses before the group collapsed in 2005.
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