Racketeering

Youth detectives and the Zevulun station simultaneously raided three addresses linked to a money laundering suspect, seizing large sums of foreign currency and checks worth millions of shekels.

A few weeks after fire was opened at his business, Awad Zbidat from Sakhnin received demands for payment of more than 200,000 shekels. He did not surrender to the extortion, but customers were afraid to come: "I worked day and night to build a future for myself and my wife."

Police officers and detectives from the Lachish district, along with other units, raided the homes of dozens of suspects for extortion in the south. The Police Commissioner stated: "We continue to act decisively against serious and organized crime organizations."

Officers from the Southern Racketeering Division of Lahav 433, together with Border Police, arrested a suspect on suspicion of collecting protection money under the guise of security services in Ashdod. The court extended his detention until August 6, 2026.