A 40-year-old man, a prison serviceman, was found at noon (Monday) stabbed and unconscious in a house that caught fire in New Gibeon in Benjamin. MDA teams pronounced him dead on the spot. The police said that a suspected murder was being investigated, and Security Service Commissioner Kobi Yacovi arrived at the scene. The Shin Bet is also involved in the investigation, which indicates the possibility that the background is nationalist.
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The scene of the murder in the new Gibeon
(Photo: Shalu Shalom)
The scene of the murder in the new Gibeon
The report of the man’s finding was received at 11:17 at MDA’s 101 center in the Jerusalem area. MDA medics and paramedics recognized that he was without signs of life and pronounced him dead. Emergency medical medic from the MDA’s motorcycle unit Aharon Steinmitz said: “When we arrived at the scene we saw smoke coming from the apartment. The fire brigade brought us a man regarding 40 years old with no signs of life. We performed medical tests, but unfortunately we had to pronounce him dead on the spot.”
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The scene of the murder in the new Gibeon
(Photo: Shalu Shalom)
During initial investigation operations, suspicion grew that this was a criminal incident, following several penetrating wounds were found on his body. Investigative officials, the police and other officials, including the Sheriff’s Commissioner Rav Gonder Kobi Ya’coubi, arrived at the scene and in an assessment of the situation by the Jerusalem police chief Doron Turgeman, the investigation was assigned to the central unit of the Jerusalem district. The Jerusalem police also ordered Completing quick operations and scans in near and far circles.
A few hours later, the Magistrate’s Court agreed to the request of the representative of the Jerusalem District Attorney’s Office and issued a publication ban on the case. According to the order, there is a ban on the publication of any detail of the investigation and any detail that might identify the suspects. The order is valid for 7 days, until July 14. 24.
First published: 17:25, 08.07.24
