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[68445] Daily Update: Political Drama, Crime Struggles, and Legal Investigations in Israel

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The Map of Political and Legal Drama

According to a report by Israel News | No Censorship, senior Shas officials announced that the party will support the coalition's bill to dissolve the Knesset in a preliminary reading tomorrow, but will oppose similar bills from the opposition. At the same time, assessments are emerging, reported on Senia Waldberg's channel, that the International Criminal Court in The Hague may issue arrest warrants against senior ministers, including Israel Katz, Bezalel Smotrich, and Itamar Ben-Gvir, as well as against senior IDF officials.

Law Enforcement and Crime


In the criminal sphere, The Hot News report that the Be'er Sheva Magistrate's Court convicted the commander of the Border Police Tactical Brigade, Chief Superintendent Yaron Dahan, of the offense of indecent assault against a civilian. At the same time, law enforcement authorities are conducting an extensive fight against crime: Lahav 433 detectives and Border Police combatants seized weapons concealed in a jerrycan in Jaljulia, as published by Israel News | No Censorship - Voice of the News. Simultaneously, News 360 report on the thwarting of a cigarette smuggling attempt worth 20 million shekels at the Ashdod Port, an operation conducted in cooperation between the police and customs.

Economic and Criminal Investigations


The Tax Authority continues to expand its network of informers: a Sharon resident was investigated on suspicion of concealing income of over one million shekels from rent and textile trade abroad, according to a report in The Hot News. At the same time, News in Real Time on Telegram report on a new technological pilot in the Forensic Identification Division, which uses eye-movement analysis to identify "concealed information" among suspects, as part of the attempt to achieve a breakthrough in investigations.

International and Security Arena


In the international arena, News 360 report on a large-scale operation in Turkey, in which 110 suspects with ties to the ISIS organization were arrested. In the local arena, Border Police combatants arrested a suspect for throwing explosive devices near Rachel's Tomb, an incident that occurred about a week ago and has now been revealed to the public.
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