8th minor arrested in connection with killing of Petah Tikva pizzeria worker on Independence Day

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26 April 2026, 2:40 pm

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People gather outside a Pizza Hut branch in Petah Tikva, lighting candles and placing flowers in memory of employee Yemanu Binyamin Zelka, who was stabbed to death there, April 25, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Police have arrested another minor suspected in the killing of a 21-year-old pizzeria worker in Petah Tikva on Independence Day.

The individual is suspected of taking part in the lethal stabbing of Yemanu Binyamin Zelka, after he asked a group of youths to stop spraying party foam in the restaurant where he was working.

So far, eight minors ages 12-17 have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the incident.

Two of them were freed to a 12-day house arrest, police say.