Seven members of the Bakri crime organization were arrested following an investigation carried out by multiple law enforcement agencies, including Lahav 433 and the Tax Authority.
Netanyahu addressed the recent spike in West Bank Jewish settler violence, stressing the large majority of settlers are law-abiding and loyal to the state.
The lynching happened on November 2, involving eight minors, aged 14 to 16, who met with the victim at a Herzliya park and proceeded to attack him upon arrival.
The 25-year-old from Ramle was found with penetrating wounds after an apparent conflict in the city. He was taken to Shamir Medical Center in Tzrifin, where he was pronounced dead.
The suspect is a Netivot resident in his twenties who arrived in Israel on a direct flight from Rome, Italy, on a foreign airline.
Police opened an investigation into the incident and began searching for suspects, noting that the background of the incident is likely criminal.
Earlier, Likud MK Tally Gotliv publicly revealed his identity, in defiance of a court-issued gag order.
Histadrut leader Arnon Bar-David faces a fraud and bribery investigation and will be released to house arrest. The probe focuses on preferential treatment in union-related insurance dealings.
Officers from the “Tzur” enforcement and monitoring unit for sex offenders apprehended a sex offender at a playground in the south of the country.
Questioning lasted over seven hours. The officer was released under condition of not entering police facilities or contacting anyone involved for at least nine days. Details remain under a gag order.
Authorities thwarted an ISIS-inspired terror plot, arresting a young Israeli citizen who studied how to produce explosives. Security agencies vow strong action against internal threats.
