Police arrest another teen suspect in killing of pizzeria worker in Petah Tikva

By Charlie Summers

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29 April 2026, 3:18 pm

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People gather outside a Pizza Hut branch in Petah Tikva in memory of employee Yemanu Binyamin Zelka, who was stabbed to death there, April 25, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Police have arrested another minor implicated in the fatal stabbing of Yemanu Zelka last week in Petah Tikva, bringing the number of detained suspects in the case to 11.

Zelka, a 21-year-old pizzeria employee, was stabbed to death by a group of youths who ambushed him after work on the eve of Independence Day. He was seriously injured and succumbed to his wounds in the hospital a day later.

The youth arrested today, a resident of Petah Tikva, will be brought tomorrow before a judge for an extension on his remand. Police say they are continuing to search for additional individuals suspected of involvement in Zelka’s killing.