Police solve Lod murder of Yigal Yehoshua

Yehosua became the first Jewish resident of Lod to die from wounds he sustained during the recent wave of Arab riots in the city.

Israeli police seen on the streets of the central Israeli city of Lod, where last night synagogues and cars were torched as well as shops damaged, by Arab residents rioting in the city, still ongoing this evening. May 12, 2021 (photo credit: YOSSI ALONI/FLASH90)
Israeli police seen on the streets of the central Israeli city of Lod, where last night synagogues and cars were torched as well as shops damaged, by Arab residents rioting in the city, still ongoing this evening. May 12, 2021
(photo credit: YOSSI ALONI/FLASH90)
The Israel Police and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) on Sunday said they have solved the murder of Yigal Yehoshua, who was killed last month during riots in Lod.
Yehoshua, 57, died after rocks were thrown at his car on May 11 during Operation Guardian of the Walls.

Six Lod residents and two residents of the West Bank have been arrested in recent weeks suspected of involvement in the lynching, and the State Attorney submitted Sunday a declaration of its intent to indict seven of the suspects for murder. The State Attorney also requested holding the suspects in custody until the end of proceedings against them.
The court on Sunday extended the arrest of the suspects until Thursday.
The men are suspected of throwing rocks at Jewish cars from nationalistic and racist motivations. The men allegedly gathered near a roadblock set up by Arab youth, identified Yehoshua as a Jewish driver, and pelted him with stones at close range.
Wounded, Yehoshua managed to drive to his home, where he was found by a passerby in his car and evacuated to hospital. He was admitted in serious condition, and succumbed to his injuries six days later.
The investigation indicated that some of the suspects were involved in other serious incidents in Lod which involved throwing stones at Jews. Some are also suspected of attempting to destroy evidence of the attack on Yehoshua.
“I am very happy they caught them,” Yehoshua’s wife told Ynet. “Nothing will bring back Yigal, but at least they found the murderers,” Ynet reported.
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett congratulated the Shin Bet, police and security forces for catching the suspects. “Let every enemy and terrorist who tries to hurt us know that The State of Israel will put their hands on every wrongdoer sooner or later and will do justice with them.”

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The residents of Lod who were arrested are Muhammad Hassuna,33 , Khaled Hassuna, 51, Karim Bhalul, 20, Yussef Alkadayim, 21, Walid Alkadaim, 25 and Iyad Marachla, 20.
The residents of the West Bank who were arrested are Ahmen Danun, 25, and Kamal Dif Alla, 21.