Police accuse Or Akiva man of defacing military grave, burning flag

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27 August 2025, 4:28 pm

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A military grave that was vandalized in the Or Akiva municipal cemetery, partially blurred and shared by Israel Police on August 27, 2025. (Screen capture: Israel Police)

Police have arrested a 42-year-old man from Or Akiva on suspicion of vandalizing a grave in the military section of the city’s cemetery and burning an Israeli flag on top of the tombstone, law enforcement says.

Officers at the Hadera station received a report regarding the defaced grave over the weekend and located the suspect earlier this week. He was detained for questioning and brought to court, where his detention was extended until tomorrow, police say.

The suspected vandal has a history of mental illness, Ynet reports.