Nahariya mayor said summoned to testify in corruption probe involving city council

By Charlie Summers

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2 June 2026, 4:41 pm

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Nahariya Mayor Ronen Marelly speaks during a Knesset Finance Committee meeting in Jerusalem on November 25, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Police have reportedly summoned Nahariya’s Mayor Ronen Marelly to give testimony in a corruption case involving local government officials.

Law enforcement this morning arrested 14 suspects, including the northern city’s deputy mayor, on suspicion of involvement in an alleged bribery ring that saw criminals gain illicit influence over Nahariya’s tendering process.

Marelly, who is not currently a suspect, will be questioned about his awareness of the tenders allegedly skewed in favor of criminal elements, the Kan public broadcaster reports.

The outlet says he will also be questioned regarding the municipality’s relationship with one of the case’s central suspects, who police believe is behind bribing public officials.