N12 reported an incident in Hadera on Sunday morning. The report notes the incident comes about three weeks after a wave of attacks on Japnika branches across Israel, which authorities suspect was driven by a conflict between the Mosly and Jerushi crime families, with the branches targeted due to their ownership by businessman Barak Abramov. Police are examining whether the Hadera incident is connected to the same series.
A fragmentation grenade was thrown at a Japnika branch under construction in Hadera early this morning, with police now investigating whether the attack is linked to the ongoing wave of violence targeting the restaurant chain. The incident, which occurred around 06:28 Jerusalem, follows a series of attacks on Japnika branches across Israel over the past three weeks, which authorities suspect are driven by a conflict between the Mosly and Jerushi crime families.
Initial reports at 06:28 Jerusalem indicated a grenade had been thrown at a business under construction in Hadera, with no injuries reported. Within minutes, N12 identified the target as a Japnika branch, and police stated they had no record of prior threats against the business owner. By the same hour, N12 reported that the incident appeared to follow the pattern of the earlier attacks, and police are now examining whether the Hadera attack is connected to the criminal feud. The chain is owned by businessman Barak Abramov, whom authorities believe is the intended target of the earlier wave.
As The Zioneer has reported since July 14, a wave of attacks using grenades, explosive devices, gunfire, and arson targeted Japnika branches in Netanya, Beersheba, Rosh Pina, Afula, and Haifa, among others. Those attacks are suspected to be part of a conflict between the Mosly and Jerushi crime families, with the chain targeted due to Abramov's ownership. The Hadera branch was still under construction and had not yet opened.
No injuries were reported in the Hadera incident. Police have not yet confirmed the link to the earlier attacks, and the full circumstances of the grenade attack remain under investigation. No further details on the nature of the incident have been released.
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