Seven Teens Arrested in Modi'in After Public Disturbance; Three Suspects Charged with Assaulting Police

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Police were dispatched to Modi'in on Monday evening following a complaint about unusual noise on Moshe Sharett Street. When they arrived, they encountered dozens of youths gathered around the police vehicle, who confronted the officers. Footage circulated on social media shows the teens approaching two officers, shouting at them, and forcing them back into the vehicle. The officers were forced to leave the scene.

During the incident, three police officers were attacked by minors. Seven minors, aged 16, were arrested at the scene for disrupting public order. Three of the suspects are being questioned on suspicion of assaulting the officers.

This morning, the detention of two of the minors was extended by the Petah Tikva Magistrates' Court, and they will remain in custody until Sunday. The other minors were released. The municipality announced that it views the incident gravely.