A grenade was thrown at a branch of the Japanika sushi restaurant in Hadera, according to police and media reports, marking the latest underworld attack on the popular chain.
There are no injuries in the attack, according to police, who confirm that authorities in Hadera received a report of an attack on an unnamed under-construction business in the city.
Hebrew-language media reports identify the business as a branch of Japanika, a sushi chain which has been hit with grenade and shooting attacks at several locations around the country in recent weeks, apparently as part of an ongoing gangland feud.
The business, which has over 40 locations across Israel, is owned by Barak Abramov, who also owns the Beitar Jerusalem soccer team and is thought to have ties to the warring mob families.
Police say the attack is being investigated as a criminal matter.
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