Telegram Trap: Development in the Arson Case of Apartments in Tel Aviv

Police arrested three additional suspects in the case of arson of apartments in Tel Aviv and Holon. According to the suspicion, the suspects lured men via Telegram to meetings with minors, attacked them, and extorted hundreds of thousands of shekels from them. The number of detainees in the case has risen to seven.

The Central Unit of the Tel Aviv District Police, together with officers from the Tel Aviv South station, arrested today (Tuesday) three additional suspects in a case involving extortion by threats, arson, and aggravated assault. According to the suspicion, the suspects contacted men via the Telegram application and arranged meetings with minors. When the victims arrived at the meeting apartments, they were severely attacked and extorted under threats to pay hundreds of thousands of shekels. Concurrently, several arsons of buildings occurred in central Tel Aviv and the lobby of a building in Holon about two weeks ago, against the backdrop of a conflict between criminals. Initially, four suspects were arrested, and now the number of detainees in the case stands at seven. The remand of the first four suspects was extended in court, and the new suspects were transferred for investigation.