Jerusalem Post/Israel News/Crime in IsraelA prosecutor has been assigned to oversee the case, and the State Attorney’s Office is preparing an indictment that is expected to be filed in the coming days, a source told Walla.Follow us on Google[ILLUSTRATIVE] Israeli elemantary school children prepare to go back to school, in moshav Yashresh, as schools and kindergardens re-open following a ceasefire agreement. April 9, 2026.(photo credit: YOSSI ALONI/FLASH90)ByHODAYA RANJULY 21, 2026 18:05Content warning: This article contains disturbing references and descriptions of sexual assault. Reader discretion is advised.The Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday extended the detention of Mohammad Al Nakib, 27, of Lod, by six days. Al Nakib, a mathematics teacher at a Tel Aviv middle school, is suspected of raping a 12-year-old student.A prosecutor has been assigned to oversee the case, and the State Attorney’s Office is preparing an indictment that is expected to be filed in the coming days, a source told Walla.The police investigation indicates that the alleged offense was not an isolated incident. Investigators suspect that Al Nakib met the student outside the school on at least two occasions, picked her up in his private vehicle, and spent time with her at beaches in Tel Aviv. During questioning, investigators confronted him with messages of a sexual nature found on the phones.Al Nakib burst into tears during his interrogation and made statements implicating himself in the offenses of which he is suspected, Walla learned. Investigators are examining whether the case is broader and whether additional students were harmed.[ILLUSTRATIVE] Children arrive for the first day of school in the Israeli town of Mevaseret Zion, September 1, 2025. (credit: OREN BEN HAKOON/FLASH90)Police call on victims, witnesses to come forward with more information about the suspectFollowing the lifting of a gag order on his identity, police hope that other possible victims or witnesses will come forward and provide information that could broaden the investigation.Meanwhile, new details have emerged about Al Nakib’s career in the education system. Education staff spoke on Monday night with students who had studied under him after learning that he had previously worked at another Tel Aviv school. He began his teaching internship there, but it was unusually terminated before completion.Sources familiar with the matter said the internship was terminated because of dissatisfaction with his performance. Nevertheless, he was hired last year to teach at the middle school where the alleged offenses took place.The Tel Aviv North police station in the Yarkon District is continuing its investigation and gathering evidence before completing the case and transferring it to the State Attorney’s Office. Authorities are also examining whether there are additional possible victims who have not yet contacted police.Follow us on Google