Indictment Filed in Brutal Triple Murder Tied to Underworld Feud
Haifa District Court indicted a suspect in a brutal triple murder tied to a bloody underworld feud, while police pursue key suspects who fled abroad after luring the victims.
The Haifa District Court has filed a severe indictment against 27-year-old Omri Abu Samak of Jatt for his role in a brutal triple murder stemming from an escalating underworld feud. According to police and investigators from YAHBAL within Lahav 433, the killings were masterminded by Muahad Agbaria Hariri, 23, who allegedly coordinated the plot alongside operatives Eid Hufani and Mehdi Abu Muhsan.
The victims—22-year-old Yahya Basimi and his two teenage cousins, Zein Awda and 19-year-old Qasem Awda—were lured into a lethal trap under the guise of an ordinary food delivery. Investigators revealed that the suspects ordered hamburgers from a local restaurant to draw the targets into the open. Police noted that Zein Awda had no direct ties to the underlying criminal conflict and was executed solely because he was present with his brother and cousin. Following the killings, the three main suspects fled the country, reportedly escaping to Turkey.
Underworld Feud and Arrest Details
Law enforcement authorities identified the background of the attack as the bloody, ongoing conflict between the Hariri crime organization and the faction led by Kotier Awda, with a heavy emphasis on violent younger operatives. Muahad Agbaria Hariri is the son of the late senior criminal figure Yahya Agbaria Hariri, who was assassinated in Tayibe in 2004. Senior police officials described the younger Hariri as one of the most ruthless figures in the domestic criminal underworld, operating undeterred despite prior administrative restrictions.
Following the attack, co-accused Omri Abu Samak fled to a hotel in Ramat Gan, where he was eventually tracked down and arrested. Investigators recovered crucial audio evidence, including a recorded conversation with a restaurant worker in which Abu Samak remarked, "May God forgive him for what he did to them." Abu Samak now stands formally accused of aggravated murder, weapons possession, arson, and obstruction of justice.
