Criminal8/31/2026

Netanya Resident Indicted Over Series of Indecent Acts Against Women

The State Attorney’s Office filed an indictment against Eliyahu Ganah, a 22-year-old Netanya resident, for committing a series of indecent acts against women. According to the indictment, after he was questioned and released to house arrest, he violated the conditions imposed on him and, on August 16, committed acts against ten women in a single day.

Key facts

•Defendant: Eliyahu Ganah, 22, Netanya
•Court: Petah Tikva Magistrate’s Court
•Main dates of the incidents: July 31 and August 1, 7, and 16
•Arrested on August 18
•The State Attorney’s Office is seeking his detention until the end of proceedings
•The case number and statutory provision are not stated in the source

What He Is Accused Of

Attorney Eden Hadida Barzilai of the Central District Attorney’s Office filed the indictment with the Petah Tikva Magistrate’s Court. The indictment describes incidents on July 31 and August 1, during which the defendant allegedly followed women into a residential building and committed acts of a sexual nature in front of them. After he was questioned on August 4, he was released to five days of house arrest.

Violation of Release Conditions

According to the State Attorney’s Office, Ganah violated his house arrest after three days and left his home on a motorcycle at around 3:00 a.m. On the promenade on Nitza Street, he approached two women and grabbed one of them by the buttocks. He was found on Kiryat Sanz Street, arrested, and then released again to house arrest as part of hospitalization, until August 11.

Ten Incidents in One Day

According to the indictment, Ganah rode around Netanya on a motorcycle on August 16 and approached women passing through the area. Between 5:15 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., nine incidents were documented: he allegedly touched women’s buttocks, thighs, or breasts, or attempted to do so. The tenth incident, according to the indictment, occurred at around 10:00 p.m. on HaKongres HaTzioni Street, where the man lifted a woman’s skirt and grabbed her buttocks.

The Evidence and the Detention Issue

The State Attorney’s Office relies on statements from the complainants and eyewitnesses, calls received by the Israel Police’s 100 emergency hotline, and surveillance camera footage. The detention request states that, during questioning on August 18 and 20, Ganah admitted to the acts attributed to him, although he described the circumstances of some incidents differently. The state is seeking to keep him in detention until the end of proceedings, given the repeated pattern of conduct, the violation of house arrest, and the alleged danger he poses; the source does not state the court’s decision on this request.

What this means for you

Filing an indictment does not mean that a person has been convicted: the court determines guilt after examining the evidence. The violation of house arrest and the alleged repetition of the acts may be considered when deciding whether detention can be replaced with less restrictive conditions. The source does not state the final outcome of the criminal proceedings.

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