A new attack on a Japnika branch, reported Tuesday by journalist Ariel Idan, is part of an ongoing criminal feud aimed at pressuring the chain's owner, Barak Abramov, according to a police source cited earlier by N12. No casualties have been reported.
A fresh attack on a Japnika branch was reported Tuesday by journalist Ariel Idan, further escalating a violent criminal feud targeting the sushi chain. The attack comes after a wave of six fragmentation grenade and shooting incidents overnight, which police have linked to a dispute between the Mosli and Jarushi crime families. Earlier Tuesday, a police source told N12 that the attacks are intended to pressure owner Barak Abramov, warning that if left unchecked 'heads will roll.' No casualties have been reported in this latest incident.
The attacks have been ongoing since the weekend, with the first grenade thrown at a Japnika branch in Afula reported overnight Monday. By Tuesday morning, The Zioneer reported that six fragmentation grenades had been thrown at branches in Nes Ziona, Tel Aviv, Afula, and Netanya, with an additional shooting at the Herzliya branch. Police initially suspected a criminal family dispute, and by 06:46 Jerusalem, a police source confirmed the attacks were part of a feud between the Mosli and Jarushi crime organizations, describing the overnight incidents as a 'significant escalation.' The source later specified that the attacks are revenge for Abramov 'choosing a side' in the underworld conflict.
As The Zioneer reported earlier, Japnika is a prominent Israeli Asian-fusion chain that has become a target in domestic criminal disputes. The attacks have been described by N12 journalist Yolan Cohen as a 'total loss of control,' with nearly 10 shooting and grenade incidents reported over a 72-hour period.
It remains unclear whether any arrests have been made in connection with the attacks, and the specific motive for the latest incident has not been independently confirmed beyond the police source's account.
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