Detention of suspect in election bribery case extended in Israel
According to Maariv, the Beersheba District Court extended the detention of Ibrahim Al-Gharibi by two days, rejecting the state's request for an eight-day extension. Judge Dina Cohen stated that there is sufficient reasonable suspicion at this stage of the investigation and that there are investigative actions vulnerable to obstruction. Al-Gharibi's defense attorney, Avishai Hillel, argued that the financial withdrawals under investigation were for personal use and that previously set release conditions were sufficient to prevent obstruction of justice.