Two men indicted for rape in separate cases involving minors, woman in Israel

Prosecutors filed two separate rape indictments on Thursday. In Tel Aviv, Nehorai Skira, 23, was charged with rape under aggravated circumstances involving two girls under 16. In Jerusalem, a man was charged with raping a woman during a home repair visit. Both defendants are being held in custody.

Prosecutors announced two separate rape indictments on Thursday, October 22, 2026. In the Tel Aviv District Court, Nehorai Skira, 23, was charged with rape under aggravated circumstances and indecent acts involving two girls who were under 16 at the time of the alleged offenses. According to the prosecution, Skira brought the girls to his home and conditioned taking them home on their performing sexual acts. In a separate case in the Jerusalem District Court, a resident of a community near Jerusalem was charged with rape and an indecent act against a woman he already knew. The defendant allegedly arrived at her apartment in early October to repair a washing machine and raped her despite her requests that he stop. Prosecutors asked the court to keep him in custody until the conclusion of the criminal proceedings.