The Magistrate's Court in Acre lifted a publication ban on the name of Fahmi Hamdan, a teacher from Deir Hanna arrested on suspicion of sex offenses and threats against a minor, after prosecutors cited a 'dramatic turn' in the investigation, Channel 12 reports.
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The court accepted the request to lift the gag order, noting a 'significant strengthening of the reasonable suspicion' in the case. Hamdan was arrested earlier on suspicion of committing sex offenses and threats against a minor. Details remain under a partial gag order, and the investigation is ongoing.
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