All 19 minors suspected of involvement in Yemanu Zelka’s murder arrested — police

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4 May 2026, 8:43 pm

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Yemanu Binyamin Zelka, who was stabbed and killed at his Pizza Hut job in the early hours of Independence Day. (Social media, undated; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Police say they have arrested all 19 minors suspected of involvement in the killing of pizzeria employee Yemanu Zelka on Independence Day, after two weeks of searches.

“Since the incident, all suspects suspected of taking part in the mass fight have been arrested,” police announce.

Zelka, a 21-year-old Pizza Hut employee in Petah Tikva, was stabbed to death on the night of the holiday in an attack by a group of adolescents after he told them not to spray party foam in the restaurant.

After waiting outside for Zelka to finish his late-night shift, the youths ambushed and beat him, with one assailant taking out a knife and stabbing him. He died of his wounds a day later.