Criminal9/1/2026

Bank Customer in Jaffa Charged With Attacking Employee With a Knife

An indictment was filed with the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court against a 67-year-old Mizrahi Bank customer who, according to the prosecution's account, wounded a 45-year-old employee in the face with a knife at a branch. The court granted the prosecution's request and ordered that the man remain in custody until the end of the proceedings.

Key facts

•The defendant is a 67-year-old Mizrahi Bank customer
•The victim is a 45-year-old bank employee
•The location is a branch on Derech Shlomo Street in Jaffa
•The events detailed in the indictment began on August 26
•The court is the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court
•The detention was extended until the end of the legal proceedings

What Happened

According to the indictment, the dispute stemmed from the man's dissatisfaction with the service after staff refused to give him cash. On August 26, at around 3:00 a.m., he allegedly spread quick-drying glue on the locks of the entrance door and on the ATM opening at the branch on Derech Shlomo Street in Jaffa, and then left.

The Return to the Branch

About seven hours later, at around 10:00 a.m., the defendant returned carrying two knives and pepper spray. According to the prosecution's account, he took one of the knives out of his pocket inside the branch and stabbed the bank employee in the face. The woman sustained a penetrating wound and was evacuated in moderate condition to Wolfson Hospital.

The Arrest and the Court's Decision

Officers from the Jaffa police station in the Ayalon District located the man at the branch and arrested him. A knife suspected of having been used in the attack was seized at the scene. Upon completion of the investigation, the Tel Aviv District Prosecution Unit filed an indictment and a request for detention until the end of the proceedings; the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court granted the request.

What Has Yet to Be Determined in Court

The source indicates that the case is at the indictment-filing stage, and therefore the circumstances described are the prosecution's account rather than final findings by the court. The case number, the exact date on which the indictment was filed, the specific charges and the possible sentence are not stated in the article.

What this means for you

The filing of an indictment marks the beginning of criminal proceedings in court, but does not in itself prove guilt. Detention until the end of the proceedings is not a punishment: the defendant remains in custody while the court hears the case, unless the decision is changed.

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