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Police Arrest Doctor Threatening Channel 12 Journalist in Israel

4/28/2026

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The Northern District Police arrested a 40-year-old doctor at a central Israel medical facility on suspicion of threatening Channel 12 journalist Mohammad Magadli.
Police said the doctor repeatedly called an unknown number and warned, “Within a week, I’ll come to you and eliminate you.”
The police launched a covert investigation after several weeks of reported threats.
Officers raided the doctor’s workplace and seized evidence believed to have been hidden there.

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The Northern District Police arrested a 40-year-old doctor at a central Israel medical facility on suspicion of threatening Channel 12 journalist Mohammad Magadli.
Police said the doctor repeatedly called an unknown number and warned, “Within a week, I’ll come to you and eliminate you.”
The police launched a covert investigation after several weeks of reported threats.
Officers raided the doctor’s workplace and seized evidence believed to have been hidden there.