The body discovered Monday in an open area near the village of Zoharim has been identified as 29-year-old Moshe Tzabari of the Pisgat Ze’ev neighborhood in Yerushalayim, who had been missing since early Sunday morning.
Over the past day, widespread calls circulated on social media urging the public to help locate Tzabari. Despite the intensive search effort, his body was ultimately found at the bottom of a deep pit in the Zoharim area.
Police revealed that on Sunday, Tzabari’s vehicle was discovered burned near Kiryat Gat. Location data indicated that one of the car’s last stops was in the vicinity of Zoharim, directing search teams to focus their efforts there.
During the search operation, first responders located a pit approximately 30 meters deep. At the bottom lay Tzabari’s body. Bloodstains were also found near the entrance to the pit, raising immediate suspicions of a criminal act.
The police have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident. At their request, the court imposed a gag order on details of the probe. The body has been transferred to the Institute of Forensic Medicine for examination.
Moshe’s brother, Yisrael, posted an emotional message online: “Thank you all for sharing and helping. Sadly, our brother Moshe was murdered!” Family members insist that Moshe was kidnapped and subsequently killed, though the investigation remains under strict confidentiality.
Fire and Rescue Services worked for hours to retrieve the body from the pit. Authorities reported that after specialized rescue systems were set up, two rescuers — both trained medics — were lowered into the pit. Due to the nature of the scene, forensic investigators were also brought down to collect evidence. All personnel were later lifted back up along with the deceased, who was confirmed lifeless at the scene.
The investigation continues under a full gag order.
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Israel’s State Prosecutor’s Office declined a police request on Tuesday evening to authorize an investigation into an installation depicting the severed head of Prime Minister Binyomin Netanyahu, a display that the Likud Party says constitutes explicit incitement and imagery of an execution.
According to a report on i24NEWS, police approached the prosecution for approval to open an inquiry after receiving a formal complaint from Likud. Under Israeli law, investigations into alleged incitement offenses require prior authorization from the prosecutor’s office. That approval was denied.
Earlier in the day, Likud submitted a detailed complaint through attorney Tamar Arbel, asserting that the installation was a dangerous call to violence. The display, set up outside the Tel Aviv District Court while Netanyahu testified in his ongoing trial, featured a sculpture resembling the prime minister’s decapitated head placed on a platform, with “7/10” inscribed on its forehead.
Likud argued that the imagery represented “a classic violent depiction of an execution” and conveyed a message encouraging the physical elimination of the prime minister. The party insisted the exhibit crossed every legal and moral line.
Despite the refusal to open a case in this instance, Netanyahu has frequently been the target of threats and provocative displays. Over the years, police have investigated numerous suspects for alleged incitement against him, and several indictments have been filed in connection with such actions.
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