Overview
- State Attorney Amit Isman directed police to add the charge of assisting the enemy in wartime against Bezalel Zini and two soldiers in the Gaza cigarette smuggling case.
- Police informed the court that evidence collection is complete and submitted a prosecutor’s statement, a procedural step that typically precedes indictments expected on Thursday.
- A court extended the detention of Zini and two other soldiers until Thursday as prosecutors prepare formal charges.
- Investigators and police emphasized that the core allegation concerns cigarette smuggling into Gaza rather than weapons or other materiel.
- Judges and officials stated that Shin Bet director David Zini is not implicated, and the case is being handled by police due to conflict-of-interest concerns.