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Demanded recognition as a protected tenant: "I slept with my grandfather in the same bed"
The grandson asked to remain in the tiny apartment in Jerusalem where his grandfather lived until his death. But the court accepted the lawsuit filed by the association that owns the property and ordered his eviction.

"We don't want Jews": Man who threatened massacre at California Jewish center to stand trial
A California court ruled this week that there is sufficient evidence to prosecute Paul Dean Andrews, 43, for threatening a shooting at a Jewish community center in Redondo Beach, where hundreds of children are present.

"Police beat me up": A burglary defendant's complaint and the court's criticism
An illegal resident is accused of breaking into a Tel Aviv wine bar and stealing equipment worth 4,000 shekels. Following his arrest, he was hospitalized with facial injuries and required a liquid-only diet for six weeks. The judge noted a significant discrepancy between police accounts and medical reports, subsequently ordering the defendant's release on bail.

Worked on TAMA project and sexually assaulted a young woman in Jaffa: indictment against illegal resident from Nablus
Bilal Saka worked as an electrician on a project in the city. Two weeks ago, he entered the young woman's room and began sexually assaulting her until she woke up and screamed. The Prosecution: "His audacity is indescribable."

10-year-old Yaali struggles to testify; kidnapping suspect to remain in custody
The court extended the suspect's detention by 6 days, determining that the suspicion against him remains strong. The interrogation of the kidnapped child was stopped midway due to the difficulty of reconstructing the event, and police noted that it has not yet been decided whether the suspect harmed him. Yaali was located early in the morning in Bnei Brak with a young man from Jerusalem whom he...

Murder of a child in Beit Shemesh: arrest of the suspected neighbor extended by two weeks
The arrest of Liel Ifargan, suspected of stabbing 7-year-old Hillel Dadon to death and seriously wounding his cousin, has been extended by agreement until mid-September. Investigators continue to try and decipher the motive that led the young man to harm the children while they were playing in a pool in the house's yard.

Court intervened — and the prenuptial agreement was cancelled: "Exploitation of extreme dependency"
A Haredi man signed a total waiver of his apartments just so his wife would not divorce him. The husband's psychologist determined that the decision was made when he was in a state of impaired judgment and when "the sword of the threat of divorce was placed over his neck." The judge ruled that this was an unconscionable transaction, and the agreement was cancelled.

Precedent-setting ruling: Dance teacher to pay over 1.2 million shekels in compensation to victim
The court ruled that Kirill Chaikin-Shachaf, known as "Kirill Art", a dance teacher convicted of raping his student Yuval Raz when she was a teenager, must pay her 705,321 shekels in compensation. The total damages were estimated at 1,268,128 shekels, with deductions made for criminal compensation and National Insurance Institute benefits.

Another victory for Google: Court rules that the company will not have to sell its AdX advertising exchange
A US court has rejected the Department of Justice's demand for Google to divest its advertising business. The company will retain control of its AdX exchange, subject only to operational adjustments.

Insurance company stalled, judge loses patience: ruling on compensation
Ayalon was ordered to pay special interest and legal expenses after failing to transfer 20,000 shekels to the plaintiff that it had already acknowledged. Despite its own expert confirming a 10% psychiatric disability following an accident, the company withheld payment. The result: an additional 12,500 shekels in interest.

Former Minister Ordered to Pay Damages for Defamatory Email
The Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court has ordered former minister Shalom Simhon, chairman of the board at Pasta Rico, to pay 20,000 shekels in damages to the company's founders for defamation in an email.

Police broke into the wrong apartment: court ruled against them
A police force forcibly broke into a storage room door in Tel Aviv during a search, and only afterwards did it turn out that the premises were not the target of the operation at all. The court partially accepted the property owner's lawsuit and ordered the state to pay him 7,400 shekels, including legal expenses.

Refused cash withdrawal and took revenge on the branch: client stabbed bank employee in the face
According to the indictment, the 67-year-old arrived early in the morning at a Mizrahi bank branch in Jaffa and smeared quick-drying glue on the entrance locks and the ATM. Hours later, he returned armed with two knives and pepper spray and stabbed a 45-year-old employee in the face. He was arrested on the spot, and an indictment was filed against him this morning.

Exposed his wife cheating via a vacuum cleaner camera
Taiwan: A man who suspected his wife was meeting a lover at their vacation apartment connected to the robotic vacuum cleaner's listening device, discovered she was not alone, activated the camera, and saved videos of her walking around naked while a stranger lay on the sofa. He sued and won $15,500, but then lost to his wife in a countersuit for invasion of privacy and was sent to prison.

Indictment: 19-year-old charged with five counts of raping a minor he met online
According to the indictment, the two met about a week and a half after connecting on an internet site and went to an apartment the young man had rented in Jerusalem. The prosecution claims he committed a series of violent sexual offenses against the 17-year-old. The suspect is charged with five counts of rape, attempted rape, and indecent assault.

Took a taxi for 10 euros and was charged 2,555: this is the court's decision
An Israeli tourist in France claimed that a taxi driver scammed her and charged her card 2,555 euros instead of ten. The court rejected her lawsuit against the credit card company CAL and determined that the company acted properly since the passenger entered a secret code. The judge ruled that the precautionary measures were reasonable and ordered the plaintiff to pay expenses.

First publication | Wife of crime syndicate boss arrested with him released from custody
The wife of Eyal Nagar, who was arrested along with the head of the crime syndicate from the south, has been released from custody under restrictive conditions. She is suspected of financial crimes in a case involving racketeering and the takeover of food delivery services in Ashdod. "Her children are currently without a father and mother figure," the court stated.

Court reprimands insurance company for lack of sensitivity toward Sderot evacuee
Ayalon insurance refused to compensate a Sderot resident for a car accident, citing a suspended license. The court ruled against the company, noting that the suspension notice was sent to his home while he was displaced following the October 7 massacre.

Sold an apartment for 700,000 shekels – and sued: "I was scammed"
A woman claimed she was a victim of scammers who convinced her to transfer money to them. The court agreed that a fraud had taken place, but ruled that it was not proven that the actual buyers were part of it.

Grandmother from Rishon LeZion charged with assaulting 9-year-old for refusing to wish her grandson a happy birthday
The birthday party was interrupted by an air raid siren, but inside the safe room, the drama had only just begun. According to the indictment, the 64-year-old grandmother grabbed the 9-year-old boy by the ear, pressed his head against the wall, and threatened to hit him. As a result of the incident, he fell and sustained injuries.

Court rejects petition: Green light for 750 apartments on the site of the Dan bus depot in northern Tel Aviv
The Tel Aviv Administrative Court rejected a petition filed by 48 residents against the project at the intersection of Raoul Wallenberg and Pinchas Rosen streets. The court upheld the use of easements to provide public access to open spaces, ruling it a proper balance between public needs and property rights.

Pregnant woman suffered a miscarriage after falling on the road - court orders compensation
The Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court ruled that the Zemer Local Council and the telecommunications company Bezeq are liable for an incident that led to a pregnant woman's miscarriage. The court apportioned 80% of the liability to the council and 20% to Bezeq.

Labor Court: Shlomo Sixt to pay 4.7 million shekels to employees for rights violations
The car rental company Shlomo Sixt has been ordered to pay millions of shekels to employees after the court ruled it had infringed upon their pension and vacation rights. The court rejected the company's claim that sales commissions do not constitute wages. Shlomo Sixt is considering an appeal.

"The victim underwent three resuscitations": A Dimona man stabbed a person who tried to resolve a conflict
The Southern District Attorney's Office filed an indictment in the Be'er Sheva District Court against 26-year-old Lidor Kamikar, who brutally stabbed a man attempting to mediate a conflict. The victim suffered severe wounds to the heart and lung, required three resuscitations, and was placed on a ventilator, while the defendant attempted to tamper with evidence.

Doctor from Rahat arrested after chase and attempt to hide weapons
The Northern District Attorney's Office has indicted a 29-year-old doctor from Rahat who attempted to flee from police in the Lower Galilee. During the pursuit, he collided with a patrol car and discarded a bag containing ammunition, which was later forensically matched to an M-16 rifle found on the road.

"Brother, I think this is the building": A case of mistaken identity ends with a fragmentation grenade and gunfire at a balcony
The Tel Aviv District Court sentenced four defendants to prison terms ranging from 32 to 50 months after they confessed and were convicted following a dispute that led to the throwing of a fragmentation grenade at an innocent person's apartment and subsequent gunfire. The judge rejected the defense's attempts to downplay the severity of the actions.

They bought a villa for millions and refused to pay the real estate agent: court ruling
The buyers claimed that material details regarding building violations were knowingly hidden from them, but the court rejected their version after a surprising piece of digital evidence sent by the agent was presented.

Stole a key — and emptied the room: the sophisticated scam at a hotel in the center
A resident of Ramat Gan, aged about 50, is suspected of stealing hotel room cards from guests and emptying their rooms of jewelry and money. The police claimed she was dangerous: "The method is sophisticated" — but the court decided to release her to house arrest.

24 thefts in a month: The suspect who terrorized AM:PM branches has been arrested
Ivan Zlozhin from Tel Aviv was filmed stealing time and again from the chain's branches in the city. His defense attorney argued that he is a homeless person and that his actions do not justify the arrest. His detention was extended until Sunday.

Four defendants accused of torching ambulances of a Jewish organization in London plead guilty
The defendants pleaded guilty in court to destroying property by arson, after causing gas canisters to explode in ambulances belonging to the 'Hatzala' organization in the Golders Green neighborhood. The prosecutor noted at a previous hearing that there is evidence that this was a planned attack against the Jewish community, but the arson was not defined as a terrorist incident.

Victory for Anthropic: US court rules that its inclusion on the administration's blacklist is illegal
A federal court in San Francisco has ruled that the inclusion of AI company Anthropic on the Pentagon's blacklist was illegal. Judge Rita Lin determined that the administration violated the First Amendment.

The Tate brothers beg to be released: "We are treated like El Chapo"
Brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate appeared in a Florida court on Thursday and demanded to be released from custody to fight their extradition process to the UK. The two, who face serious charges of rape and human trafficking, harshly criticized the detention conditions in the United States.

Due to a statement on "The Patriots": Channel 14 will pay 25,000 shekels to Barak Cohen
Advocate Barak Cohen announced that the court ordered Channel 14 to pay compensation and legal costs following remarks made about him on the program "The Patriots" by Yehuda Schlesinger. "I will return to activity for the end of the long and painful tenure of Benjamin Netanyahu," wrote Cohen.

Man acquitted of threatening to murder his wife after she admitted: "I exaggerated"
The woman claimed to the police that her husband threatened to strangle her, burn her, and slit her throat. In the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court, she admitted that she had exaggerated in her complaint. The judge refused to accept photographic evidence due to concerns about the use of artificial intelligence and ruled for a full acquittal.

"I cannot survive in prison": Israeli OnlyFans model bursts into tears in court
Adva Lavi, known as Maya Ventura, cried and shouted in a Los Angeles court, claiming she is being beaten in prison. After her defense attorney raised doubts about her competency to stand trial, the proceedings were frozen, and she will be brought to a mental health court. Lavi is accused of a series of thefts from wealthy men and women she met online.

Amos Luzon's giant project in Or Yehuda reaches the court
Luzon Ronson, owned by Amos Luzon, has filed a lawsuit against former Or Yehuda mayor Yitzhak Buchovza. The developer claims that the attorney's actions are jeopardizing a major urban renewal project.

Polygon board reaches a deadlock, company seeks court rescue
The real estate company Polygon, controlled by Kobi Maimon, has turned to the Central District Court to appoint external directors. The company has been operating without them for over a year, leading to unlawful financial reporting.

Tried to save his dog and was bitten: 76-year-old man shot neighbor's dog that attacked him, owner charged with negligence
A pit bull lunged at a neighbor's dog, forcing the neighbor to use his personal firearm to stop the attack. The dog's owner has been charged with negligence.

72-year-old teacher suspected of sexual harassment of a student
About a week ago, a complaint was filed against the teacher, and after his interrogation, he was released under conditions set by a police officer. In light of a "reasonable suspicion against him," the court ordered a 45-day extension of the conditions prohibiting him from contacting those involved and working with minors.

"Green light" for settlement: Court appoints manager for Papaya Gaming and freezes proceedings
The Tel Aviv District Court has appointed Adv. Gil Oren as the settlement manager for Papaya Gaming and granted a temporary stay of proceedings. The judge emphasized that the debt settlement plan for the $718 million liability must include owner contributions and potential investor involvement.

Rare case: Judge cancels prenuptial agreement | "Wife exploited husband's dependence"
A Jerusalem court has canceled a prenuptial agreement approved 11 years ago, ruling it was signed under extreme duress. The judge found the husband was manipulated into signing the document without independent legal advice, believing it was merely a contingency measure. The couple's assets will now be divided equally.

The battle over the Ashdod oil refinery reaches the court: a shareholder demands to disclose the agreements with Shapir
A shareholder of the Ashdod oil refinery has filed a request with the Tel Aviv District Court to disclose documents regarding the company's relationship with Shapir Engineering. The plaintiff is preparing a derivative lawsuit, alleging that the board of directors unlawfully granted Shapir de facto control over the refinery.

Because of a glass of water: 17-year-old stabbed his cellmate
A 17-year-old appeared in court for a different matter, was released home - and then it was discovered that he had stabbed his cellmate in the face and neck with a ceramic shard. He is charged with assault under aggravating circumstances.

Knocked a nun to the ground in Jerusalem, kicked her - and was acquitted due to insanity | Documentation of the attack
The court determined that Yona Simcha Schreiber from Pedu'el committed the acts attributed to him - but acquitted him following a psychiatric opinion, which determined that he was in a psychotic state. He will be sent for psychiatric hospitalization for a period of six years.

On the 30th day since her mother's death: Woman arrested on suspicion of threatening to murder her son
The police arrested the woman after she had consumed alcohol and requested to extend her detention and send her for a psychiatric evaluation. After it became clear in court that the son does not wish to file a complaint and said he does not feel threatened, the woman was released.

Silent during interrogation, known to police: remand extended for suspect in murder of Yanis Yushaev
The 54-year-old suspect, originally from Beit She'an, previously served several prison terms for property crimes, drugs, and weapons offenses. The court extended his remand until September 3.

Despite the Ministry of Health's position: The gynecologist convicted of sex offenses will return to work
The Jerusalem District Court dismissed the appeal against the decision to suspend Dr. Benny Schechter's license for only seven years, ruling that the organizations had no standing to appeal. Women's organizations announced they will petition the High Court of Justice.

Be'er Sheva supermarket stabbing: Attempted murder caught on camera
Maher Al-Gargawi (20) from Segev Shalom has been indicted for the attempted murder of a young man at a supermarket in Be'er Sheva. Alongside an accomplice who remains at large, he stabbed the victim during a violent family feud. The victim identified the defendant during the police investigation.

Shocking Incident: Man Kicked 7-Year-Old Nephew and Threw Him Into a Trash Can
The incident occurred in a residential yard following a family dispute. The child was hospitalized with multiple bruises. Prosecutors have filed charges against the 43-year-old northern resident, requesting he remain in custody until the end of legal proceedings.

Raheem Sterling faces potential two-year prison sentence
Former Premier League star Raheem Sterling could be sentenced to two years in prison if convicted of dangerous driving following his Lamborghini crash in late May. The former England international also faces charges of possessing laughing gas and failing to provide a sample following his arrest.