The Mohel Moshe Deri affair: A 67-year-old man from Bnei Brak was arrested on suspicion of obstructing justice.

Shtetl
April 19, 2026   
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The investigation of the Mohel Moshe Deri: Bnei Brak police station arrested another suspect for questioning today (Sunday), on suspicion of obstruction of justice.

According to the police statement, following the ongoing investigation into the case of the mohel Moshe Deri from Bnei Brak, suspected of causing the death of an infant through negligence, and in connection with an article broadcast last Thursday on Channel 13, in which recordings related to another suspect were played, the police are continuing intensive investigative activities.

This morning, as mentioned, police arrested another suspect, 67 years old, a resident of Bnei Brak, on suspicion of obstruction of justice, after he refused to be detained.

The suspect was brought for questioning at the police station.

The investigation continues.