Ma'alot-tarshiha

A young man passed items to a passenger in a vehicle in Ma'alot-Tarshiha, and a police search uncovered various types of drugs, a folding knife, and evidence allegedly linking the two suspects to drug trafficking.

Yaakov Fridman, the 71-year-old founder of the Maccabi Ma'alot fencing club in the Galilee, has built a world-class sports empire. Over 30 years, he has transformed a small local hall into a powerhouse that has produced dozens of world and European champions.

Police have solved two incidents involving fragmentation grenades thrown at a residential building. Investigators suspect a 19-year-old accomplice drove the 16-year-old minor to the scene amid a criminal conflict.