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Bat Yam Teen Arrested Over Japanika Grenade Attack

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Police arrested an 18-year-old Bat Yam resident Thursday night on suspicion that he threw a fragmentation grenade at a Japanika restaurant in Kiryat Ono early July 13. Investigators described him as the first suspect detained for allegedly carrying out one of the attacks, rather than broader involvement in the wave. He was due at Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court on Friday for a remand hearing. Reports link the attacks to a suspected dispute between the Mosley and Jarushi crime organizations; police have increased visible and undercover patrols near branches while continuing to investigate, and no guilt has been established.

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Sources factually disagree on the number of affected branches as the attack wave evolved: News08 lists five branches, Israel Hayom lists six, and the Jerusalem Post later describes about nine. The remaining facts are uniform: police arrested an 18-year-old in the Japanika investigation, and the attack wave involved grenades, gunfire or arson.

Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of the old police station in Ashdod; contextual illustration, not the reported event.

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