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Jerusalem Municipality Ordered to Compensate Couple After Bank Account Seizure Over Unreceived Traffic Fines

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First reported by Walla · Jul 12, 2026

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Jerusalem Municipality will pay 4,000 shekels to a couple after wrongly seizing their bank account over unpaid traffic fines that were never properly delivered due to missile damage and postal errors. The court ruled the seizure was defamatory and unlawful, ordering compensation despite the fines being unpaid.

01Jerusalem Municipality seized a couple's bank account over two unpaid traffic fines of 650 shekels each.
02The fines and notices never reached the couple due to missile damage and postal sorting errors.
03The court ruled the seizure constituted defamation and awarded 4,000 shekels in compensation.
04The couple continued receiving some mail at their damaged apartment, negating the municipality's claim of address change.
05The seizure was lifted after the couple's appeal, and the court criticized the municipality's automatic enforcement approach.
06Attorney Asaf Deri highlighted the ruling's focus on municipal enforcement harming conflict-affected residents.

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