Prosecutors say an IDF officer exploited his authority over female soldiers. Now, in an unprecedented lawsuit, Israel is seeking to recover more than NIS 1 million in benefits linked to his offenses.
The soldier allegedly posed online as a 16-year-old boy to contact girls aged 14 and 15 and persuade them to send him revealing photographs. He allegedly later began extorting and threatening them.
Under the rules described in the indictment, the psychological assessments at issue could be conducted only by a certified specialist or by a psychologist completing a supervized specialization.
The concentrated run of cases includes two alleged plots to attack Israeli security forces and a former IDF soldier accused of training to join ISIS abroad.
According to the police, the first suspect, a 19-year-old from the Shomron area, was arrested first. On a search of his vehicle, police found several suspicious items, including an airsoft rifle.
United Hatzalah responders reported treating a 19-year-old with a gunshot wound, noting that he was taken to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in serious condition.
The sentence also includes a one-year suspended prison term and NIS 150,000 in compensation for each of the two women.
The prosecution and defense will jointly ask the court to sentence Cuzin to 22 months in prison and impose a NIS 25,000 fine.
Several swastikas were graffitied across the windows and tables of an art classroom at the school, in addition to other destruction of property caused in the room.
Since the start of 2026, police have seized over 610 deadly weapons and arrested countless suspects in the fight against violent crime.
According to police reports, it remains unclear what led the suspect, who is reportedly currently serving in the military, to open fire at police officers.
