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Israeli Police Seek Detention Extension for Tel Aviv Thief

8/21/2026

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Israeli police arrested a man in his 60s on suspicion of stealing from a missile-damaged Tel Aviv apartment.
Police held the suspect overnight and will ask a court Thursday to extend his detention.
Police seized bottles of alcohol, workers’ tools and other property believed to belong to the evacuated apartment.
Investigators say he earlier broke into a Tel Aviv restaurant, damaging its lock and stealing alcohol worth thousands of shekels.

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Israeli police arrested a man in his 60s on suspicion of stealing from a missile-damaged Tel Aviv apartment.
Police held the suspect overnight and will ask a court Thursday to extend his detention.
Police seized bottles of alcohol, workers’ tools and other property believed to belong to the evacuated apartment.
Investigators say he earlier broke into a Tel Aviv restaurant, damaging its lock and stealing alcohol worth thousands of shekels.