Criminal10/18/2026

Investigation of Knesset Member Yitzhak Kreuzer by Lahav 433 Concluded

Knesset Member Yitzhak Kreuzer of the Otzma Yehudit party was questioned under caution by Lahav 433. According to him, he cooperated fully with investigators; the source does not report the final procedural decision.

Key facts

•Subject of the investigation: Knesset Member Yitzhak Kreuzer
•Party: Otzma Yehudit
•Unit: Lahav 433
•Publication date and conclusion of the investigation: October 18, 2026
•Type of proceeding: questioning under caution
•The case number and relevant statutory provisions were not specified

Reason for the Investigation

Kreuzer was summoned in connection with an incident that occurred after a memorial ceremony for fallen IDF soldiers and began as a confrontation between police officers and civilians. Law enforcement authorities are examining his role in the incident, including suspicions of interfering with police work or disturbing public order.

The Knesset Member’s Account

Kreuzer claims that he approached the scene of the confrontation to calm those involved, but that police officers used disproportionate force against him: they struck him and sprayed him with pepper spray. He called the investigation political persecution and stated that it would not cause him to abandon his public activities.

Complaint About the Conduct of the Police Officers

Those close to the Knesset member claim that a week before the investigation, he waited nearly four hours at the offices of the Department for Internal Police Investigations to file a complaint against the officers, but that he was allegedly not permitted to do so on instructions from management. Kreuzer placed responsibility on Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and the head of the Department for Internal Police Investigations, Boaz Balt. This is the position of the Knesset member and those close to him; the source provided no confirmation of these allegations.

What Was Decided in the Case

The source reports only that the investigation concluded on the evening of October 18, 2026. It did not state whether an indictment was filed against Kreuzer, whether restrictions were imposed on him, or whether a decision was made to close or continue the investigation.

What this means for you

Questioning under caution, in itself, means that a person is questioned as a suspect, but it is not equivalent to an indictment or an admission of guilt. For people in similar circumstances, the report illustrates that actions during a confrontation with the police may be examined separately from a possible complaint about the use of force by the police officers themselves. The subsequent legal outcome was not specified in the publication.

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