Organized crime wave: Jaffa stabbing, Mosli arrest, and Japanika extortion

A 15-year-old stabbed in Jaffa, Yossi Mosli arrested, and Japanika's owner says grenade attacks are extortion.

Organized crime wave: Jaffa stabbing, Mosli arrest, and Japanika extortion — A 15-year-old boy was stabbed at the 'HaOman 17' club in Jaffa during a brawl. Five suspects, including two minors, were arrested and their detention was extended by three days by the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court.[^1] Hours earlier, the Central Unit of the Tel Aviv District arrested Yossi Mosli, head of a crime organization, on suspicion of involvement in shooting and grenade attacks on businesses in the Gush Dan area.[^5] The investigation centers on the conflict between the Jarushi and Mosli families. Barak Abramov, owner of the Japanika chain, told associates that the grenade attacks on his branches are "an attempt to extort him by demanding protection money, and that he refused to pay."[^2] Police arrested several suspects in connection with those attacks.[^3] Nissim Daoudi, a former senior officer in the Tel Aviv district police intelligence unit, told Maariv that "the police know about the conflicts between the crime organizations, especially Musli and Jerushi, but cannot prevent them due to a lack of resources and manpower." Meanwhile, customers told Walla they fear returning to Japanika branches, worried they might be in the wrong place at the wrong time. The New Guard organization published a study stating that every household in Israel pays about 8,000 shekels per year as a result of crime, and protection costs in the construction industry reach 5% of each project's budget.[^6] IDF faces manpower crisis as appointments and US tensions mount — Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir approved last night a broad round of appointments in the IDF, the largest since the start of the war, replacing seven division commanders and seven base commanders.[^1] The move comes as the military confronts a shortage of about 12,000 conscripts, including 7,500 combat soldiers, a gap that a senior Air Force officer described as a national security risk: "With all due respect to Israeli vacations, national security is much more important."[^2] Simultaneously, a dispute emerged in the General Staff forum over the identity of the next commander of the Judea and Samaria Division, raising questions about whether