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Prosecutors File Declarations Against Arson Suspects in Japanika Case

8/13/2026

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Prosecutors filed declarations on Tuesday against two 18-year-old Rehovot residents for the July 12 arson of a Japanika restaurant in Givatayim.
Police arrested them on July 27 and a few days later after finding arson-related evidence and clothing in their homes.
The attack, linked to a Musli-Jarushi crime feud and the July 14 arrest of boss Yossi Musli, involved masked men on a vehicle pouring a flammable substance that ignited the restaurant without injuries.

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Prosecutors filed declarations on Tuesday against two 18-year-old Rehovot residents for the July 12 arson of a Japanika restaurant in Givatayim.
Police arrested them on July 27 and a few days later after finding arson-related evidence and clothing in their homes.
The attack, linked to a Musli-Jarushi crime feud and the July 14 arrest of boss Yossi Musli, involved masked men on a vehicle pouring a flammable substance that ignited the restaurant without injuries.