Criminal8/22/2026

Threats Against Israeli Media Outlets: What Avraham Hadi Is Accused Of

The Tel Aviv District Attorney’s Office filed an indictment against Avraham Hadi, a 44-year-old resident of Ramat Gan, over a series of attacks on media offices and Ministry of Justice buildings. According to the indictment, he smashed glass doors, left threatening messages, and tried to force Channel 12 News employees to apologize for reports concerning the Sde Teiman affair.

Key facts

•Defendant: Avraham Hadi, 44, Ramat Gan
•Court: Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court
•Arrest: July 30, 2026
•Most recent interrogation mentioned: August 7, 2026
•Compensation in the 2024 case: 750 shekels for each of three complainants
•The current case number is not stated in the source

A Series of Nighttime Attacks

According to the indictment, the first incident involved threatening graffiti near the Channel 13 News offices on November 19, 2025. In July 2026, the defendant allegedly used bricks to smash the glass doors of the offices of Channel 12 News, the Haaretz newspaper, and the Ministry of Justice. The ministry building was attacked on two separate occasions—July 15 and July 22.

The Letter to Channel 12 News Employees

According to the prosecution, Hadi returned to the Channel 12 News offices on July 28, 2026, left an envelope containing a letter, and smashed the entrance door. The letter included a demand for an apology over the reports concerning the Sde Teiman affair and a warning that next time the brick would be aimed at a person’s head, and that eventually someone would be killed. This incident also formed the basis for a charge of extortion by threats.

The Evidence and the Defense’s Position

The case materials include security-camera footage, testimony from media employees, and clothing found during a search of Hadi’s apartment on July 30, 2026. Police also found shoes and trousers in a trash bin near his home that they claim match items worn by the person shown in the videos. Hadi denied involvement, retracted his earlier admission to spraying the graffiti, and during his interrogation on August 7 claimed that “demons and spirits” had controlled him. His attorney, Eran Amrani, argues that the case is based primarily on circumstantial evidence and that there is no objective connection between his client and the letter.

The Charges and Previous Cases

Hadi is charged with offenses including threats, malicious damage to property, defacement of real property, extortion by threats, and additional offenses; the source also reports an alleged attempt to obstruct the investigation. In 2024, he was convicted of assault causing bodily harm after spraying pepper spray in a law office: the sentence included a suspended prison term, 300 hours of community service, and 750 shekels for each of the three complainants. He was also previously convicted of spraying graffiti on a wall of the HaKirya compound, and another case concerning the defacement of a wall at the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court remained pending, according to the prosecution. The publication does not state the decision in the current case.

What this means for you

The filing of an indictment does not mean that a person has been convicted: the prosecution’s allegations must still be examined in court, with the defense’s position taken into account. For people in similar situations, the article illustrates that threats in letters, damage to property, and an attempt to make a recipient act through intimidation may be considered separate criminal incidents. The source does not report the outcome of the current proceeding.

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