{"id":241894,"date":"2026-08-09T10:49:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T10:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/241894\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T10:49:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T10:49:13","slug":"police-to-indict-suspect-over-attacks-on-justice-ministry-israeli-media-outlets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/241894\/","title":{"rendered":"Police to indict suspect over attacks on Justice Ministry, Israeli media outlets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prosecutors filed a declaration of intent to indict a Ramat Gan<\/a> man on Sunday over his suspected involvement in five incidents of property damage and extortion by threats targeting several Israeli media outlets and the Justice Ministry, police said.<\/p>\n

The man, in his 40s, was arrested on July 30 following a weeks-long investigation. Police said investigators collected evidence linking him to attacks on buildings housing Channel 12, Haaretz, Israel Hayom, and the Justice Ministry during July.<\/p>\n

According to police, bricks were thrown at entrance doors in the attacks, which investigators suspect were intended to intimidate media organizations and influence the way they covered the news.<\/p>\n

The most recent publicly reported incident took place in the early hours of July 28, when a masked individual threw two bricks at the glass entrance to Channel 12’s Tel Aviv offices<\/a>, shattering the doors. A threatening letter was left nearby demanding that the network apologize for its coverage of the Sde Teiman affair and warning that further violence would follow if it did not.<\/p>\n

\u201cUntil you apologize over the Sde Teiman affair, I am not stopping,\u201d the letter said, warning that the next brick would be directed at the head of a Channel 12 employee and that \u201csomeone will end up dead.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"ThreateningThreatening letter left behind by vandals at Channel 12 News’ headquarters in Tel Aviv, published by Israel Police on August 9, 2026. (credit: ISRAEL POLICE SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT)<\/p>\n

Police said Sunday that the suspect is believed to have left the letter at the entrance to the building.<\/p>\n

Attacks on Israeli media outlets continue, linked to Justice Ministry<\/p>\n

The July 28 attack was the second time Channel 12’s entrance had been smashed that month. On July 5, security footage showed a masked individual approaching the building shortly after 3 a.m. and throwing two bricks at the entrance, the second of which shattered the glass door. Police opened an investigation at the time.<\/p>\n

Three days later, on July 8, the entrance to Haaretz’s Tel Aviv offices was also targeted<\/a>. Security footage showed a masked individual throwing two bricks through the entrance gate, with one smashing a hole in the newspaper’s glass door. Haaretz filed a police complaint and said it had increased security at the building following the attack.<\/p>\n

Sunday’s police statement also linked the investigation to damage at buildings housing Israel Hayom and the Justice Ministry, though no further details were provided about the damage.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Suspect arrested on July 30<\/p>\n

Investigators said they identified the suspect through technological means and undercover investigative work before arresting him on July 30. During a search of his home, police seized clothing and other evidence that they said linked him to the offenses under investigation.<\/p>\n

His detention has since been extended several times.<\/p>\n

The prosecutor’s declaration filed Sunday is a procedural step indicating that prosecutors intend to file an indictment. Police said an indictment is expected in the coming days.<\/p>\n

Police<\/a> said they viewed attempts to intimidate journalists and media organizations particularly seriously, adding that they would act against the use of violence or threats intended to interfere with journalists’ work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prosecutors filed a declaration of intent to indict a Ramat Gan man on Sunday over his suspected involvement…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":241895,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[33],"tags":[3538,35074,37,5869,2751,38476,689,42655,8567,588],"class_list":["post-241894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-israel","tag-arrest","tag-haaretz","tag-israel","tag-israel-police","tag-journalism","tag-justice-ministry","tag-media","tag-ramat-gan","tag-sde-teiman","tag-tel-aviv"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/117065165248833187","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241894"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241894\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/241895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}