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Police arrest Ashdod teens after cat-abuse videos published

The Zioneer Intelligence Desk

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TL;DR

Israel Police arrested teenagers in Ashdod hours after a local outlet published videos they had shared of themselves abusing cats, according to the outlet. Police reportedly said 'everyone will be arrested tonight' and, cooperating with the outlet, located all involved.

01 · THE DISPATCH

On Thursday morning, an Israeli outlet published footage of teenagers in Ashdod sharing videos of themselves abusing cats — including throwing a cat into a pool and running over another — in a class group chat, as The Zioneer reported at 14:04. By Thursday evening, the outlet reports that police arrested the teens, quoting one suspect saying 'it was a joke' during detention. The arrest comes within hours of the publication; police confirmed the swift operation in cooperation with the outlet.

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