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Monday, December 15, 2025
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Monday, December 15, 2025
Beitar Jerusalem soccer fan arrested for firing flare during match
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Fans of Beitar Jerusalem during an Israeli Premier League match against Bnei Sakhnin at the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem on December 15, 2025. (Danny Maron/ Flash90)
Police have arrested a 15-year-old Beitar Jerusalem soccer fan who set off a flare from the stands during a heated match in the capital this evening.
The teen fired the flare towards the goal of the visiting team, the Arab Israeli soccer club, Bnei Sakhnin, during the match’s first half in Teddy Stadium.
Police arrested the youth in the stands. They confiscated additional pyrotechnics and pepper spray found on his person.
The 15-year-old, a resident of Rehovot, was taken to the capital’s Moriah police station for interrogation.
Beitar won the match 2-1.
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