Minor and Two Adults Arrested: Fragmentation Grenade Thrown in Bat Yam

A fragmentation grenade was thrown overnight at a residential building in Bat Yam. Police arrested three suspects, residents of the south, including a minor and two adults, after locating a vehicle they allegedly used. The suspects were transferred for questioning at the Bat Yam station, and later today the police are expected to request an extension of their detention.

A fragmentation grenade was thrown overnight at a residential building in Bat Yam. Police received a report of the explosion at around 3:00 AM and dispatched large forces from the Bat Yam station and bomb disposal experts from the Tel Aviv district to the scene. They began collecting evidence, taking testimonies, and searching for those involved. During the investigation, a vehicle suspected to have been used by the perpetrators was located, and after the incident it continued driving south. The vehicle's details were passed to officers at the Ashdod station in the Lakhish area, who found it with the three suspects inside—residents of the south, including a minor and two adults—who were arrested and transferred for questioning at the Bat Yam station. Police are now checking who lives in the building and was the target of the threatening message and warning, as well as who sent the suspects to carry out the mission. A police bomb disposal expert collected the grenade remnants, which were sent for further evidence processing at the police bomb laboratory. Later today, the police are expected to bring the three to court and request an extension of their detention, depending on the investigation's progress and findings.