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Sunday, April 19, 2026
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Sunday, April 19, 2026
Police: Haifa man kidnapped, held for ransom in Negev over weekend due to debts; 11 arrested
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA man from Haifa was kidnapped and held for ransom in a Negev apartment building over the weekend due to his unpaid debts, police say.
Police say the man was released overnight and that his captors had threatened to kill him if they didn’t receive ransom money, adding that he was abducted due to a “dispute over financial debts that arose between the two parties.”
It is unclear if the man was injured.
Officers arrested 11 individuals, including four minors, suspected of guarding the kidnapped man in the southern apartment.
The minors were released this morning subject to restrictions, while the seven other suspects are to remain in custody until Thursday.
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