Two teenagers indicted over arson attack against Givatayim Japanika restaurant

The State Attorney's Office filed an indictment with the Tel Aviv District Court against Hanan Yaakov, 18, and Osher Bayech, 18, both from Rehovot, for setting fire to a Japanika restaurant in Givatayim about a month ago. The two allegedly obtained an electric scooter, flammable material, and equipment to start a fire, then poured the flammable material and set it alight while an employee was inside. The prosecution requested they remain in custody until the conclusion of legal proceedings.

The State Attorney's Office filed an indictment with the Tel Aviv District Court against Hanan Yaakov, 18, and Osher Bayech, 18, both from Rehovot, accusing them of setting fire to a Japanika restaurant in Givatayim about a month ago. According to the indictment, the two obtained an electric scooter, flammable material, and equipment to start a fire before arriving near the restaurant. After concealing their identities, Yaakov poured the flammable material and set it alight while an employee was inside the restaurant. The prosecution has requested that the two remain in custody until the conclusion of the legal proceedings against them. The article also mentions that two men from Bat Yam were indicted on Thursday for allegedly repeatedly throwing a fragmentation grenade at a Japanika restaurant in Kiryat Ono, an attack that occurred on July 13 amid a wave of grenade, gunfire, and arson attacks on branches of the chain, which police have investigated against the backdrop of an organized-crime dispute.