Criminal10/19/2026

Court Keeps Most Detainees in Custody Following Attacks in Binyamin

The Jerusalem Magistrate's Court heard the cases of ten people arrested following the assault of photographer Heidi Levine and the alleged attack on foreign diplomats in the Binyamin area. Six suspects will remain in custody for three additional days, and three were released under restrictive conditions; the decision concerning one person was presented unclearly in the original source.

Key facts

•Jerusalem Magistrate's Court
•10 suspects were arrested
•Six people remained in custody for three days
•Three were released under restrictive conditions
•The detention of three was extended until October 21
•The case number was not specified in the original source

The Attacks and Arrests

The ten suspects were arrested as part of the police operation "Olive Branch," conducted jointly with the Shin Bet, the Border Police in Judea and Samaria, and the military. The court kept three suspects in the assault of photographer Heidi Levine in custody until Wednesday, October 21. A fourth suspect claimed that he had not been at the scene at all; his claim is being examined, but the source does not explicitly state the final decision regarding his continued detention.

Suspected Attack on Diplomats

Judge Hagit Plaut-Bawad extended by three days the detention of two suspects in the attack on foreign diplomats. According to a Ynet report, they refused to speak during questioning and did not cooperate with investigators. The defense countered that the people in the footage could not be identified because those who participated in the incidents wore masks.

Takeover of a Palestinian Home

Police suspect four others of taking over a Palestinian home in Area B and violating a closed military zone order. According to the police account, they subsequently left the home to carry out additional actions against Palestinians in the area. The court released three of them under restrictive conditions and kept the fourth in custody for three additional days, noting that there was reasonable suspicion that offenses had been committed.

The Defense's Position

The attorneys called the arrests ostentatious and argued that the investigation had presented no evidence. One defense attorney also claimed that the suspects had not seen the order closing the area. These claims reflect the defense's position and do not indicate that the court accepted them.

What this means for you

Extending detention during the investigative stage does not constitute a finding of guilt: the court determines whether grounds exist to keep a suspect temporarily in custody. Release under restrictive conditions also does not end the investigation. Regarding one of the ten detainees, the source does not make it possible to determine unequivocally what decision the court made.

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