N12 journalist Yolan Cohen reported that six fragmentation grenades were thrown overnight, with two targeting branches of the Japnika restaurant chain. Cohen described the situation as a 'total loss of control.'
N12 journalist Yolan Cohen reported early Tuesday that six fragmentation grenades were thrown overnight across Israel, with two incidents targeting branches of the Japnika restaurant chain. Cohen described the situation as a 'total loss of control' in a message to his news chat. The report adds fresh detail to a story The Zioneer has been tracking since before dawn.
The Zioneer first reported at 03:03 Jerusalem that explosions had hit two Japnika branches in Netanya and Beersheba, citing i24NEWS. At 06:46 Jerusalem, the desk published three successive updates: a grenade thrown at the Afula branch; damage reported at the Netanya and Afula branches; then a comprehensive report citing N12's Yolan Cohen that six fragmentation grenades had been thrown overnight in cities including Ness Ziona, two locations in Tel Aviv, and the two Japnika branches in Afula and Netanya. Police assessments, reported in the 06:46 coverage, linked all six incidents to a conflict between two criminal families and an effort to target the chain owned by businessman Barak Abramov. The source evolved from a single news outlet (i24NEWS) to on-the-ground reporting from N12.
As The Zioneer reported at 06:46 Jerusalem, police suspect the wave of attacks is part of an organized criminal dispute, with the Japnika chain specifically targeted. No casualties have been reported in any of the incidents.
The exact locations of the remaining four grenade incidents were not specified in Cohen's latest update. It also remains unclear whether the initial report of an explosion in Beersheba was a distinct event or a location that was later corrected in the thread.
5 developments
- StrongJapnika Herzliya branch shot at after five grenade attacks on the chain
- DevelopingExplosions reported at two Japnika branches in Netanya, Beersheba
- StrongStolen military grenade found in gang war attacks; three grenade incidents in central Israel
- DevelopingFootage shows Japnika Afula branch after overnight grenade attack
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