The man arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a Jerusalem synagogue earlier this week will remain in custody for at least another seven days, Hebrew outlets report.
Police announced their arrest of the suspect, a man in his 20s, last night in a joint operation with the Shin Bet. Further details regarding the case are under a gag order.
The suspect is thought to have broken into a synagogue in Jerusalem’s Sanhedria neighborhood frequented by former chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef. He allegedly set fire to a corner of the building, torched its books and broke a window before dawn Sunday.
The man is suspected of arson, intentional damage to property, defacing property and issuing threats, Kan reports.
The judge who extended the suspect’s remand reportedly said there is a high level of suspicion he is responsible for both the arson attack and another vandalism incident that same night, in which a cross and the surname “Rubin!” were spraypainted on the door of a nearby apartment.
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