Crime wave on Israel's streets
Since last week, Israel has been shocked by the murder of a 21-year-old man in Petah Tikva by a group of teenagers, with many Israelis fearing the spread of violence on their streets.
The incident, which took place in central Israel on Tuesday night during Independence Day celebrations, saw pizzeria worker Yemanu Binyamin Zelka murdered by several teenagers, who stabbed him to death after he asked them to stop using party foam spray inside the premises.
Days later, the police opened an investigation, and eight minors were arrested and taken into questioning.
"There was Covid, then war, and then another war. The children lacked stable frameworks, and in the end, it erupts," Police Commissioner Danny Levy said to Zelka's family on Sunday, Walla reported.
