Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Crime & JusticePolice are investigating whether the suspects were behind repeated fires at Benedita cafe and whether opposition to its opening on Shabbat was the motive. After the latest arson, the Ramat Gan Mayor vowed municipal support for the business and called for another weekend-open cafe on the streetShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeYair Foldes05:01 AM • July 27 2026 IDTThe Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court on Sunday extended the detention of three suspects arrested in connection with the arson of a cafe in Ramat Gan that operates on Shabbat.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:ShabbatIsrael crimeCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankNetanyahuIranHasbaraKarim KhanIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastCourt Extends Detention of Suspects Over Arson of Shabbat-open CafePolice Chief Had Opposed the Newlaw Weakening Police Probe UnitCharges Dropped Against Senior Police Officer Accused of Sexual HarassmentTop Court Declines to Recognize Hostage Killed by Army as Fallen SoldierMinimizing Harm to Civilians? The Genocide ContinuesRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Original Ozempic Society of Ancient RomeIsrael's Far Right Is Repeating the Sin That Brought Down the TempleAn Israeli Election Surprise Called the DemocratsEd Miliband, the U.K.'s New Foreign Secretary – and His History With IsraelBiden Officials Now Regret What They Let Israel Do in Gaza. Does It Matter?Two Israelis, Four Palestinians Killed in Clash After Settlers Enter Town