Police have reportedly filed a prosecutor’s declaration against a number of individuals suspected of helping smuggle goods from Israel into Gaza, with indictments against several of them expected to be filed next week.
Reports vary as to whether there are 11 or 13 suspects.
Earlier this week, the Ashkelon Magistrate’s Court partially lifted a gag order on a probe that Haaretz says implicates soldiers and civilians in a widespread smuggling ring.
The court barred the publication of any further details, including anything that could identify the suspects. The gag order is in place until February 10.
Meanwhile, several Hebrew media outlets have petitioned the Ashkelon Magistrate’s Court to lift what remains of the gag order and allow for the publication of the case’s details in full.
Judge Yaniv Harush is set to issue a ruling on the petitions today.
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