People gather outside a Pizza Hut branch in Petah Tikva, lighting candles and placing flowers in memory of employee Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, who was stabbed and later died of his wounds on the eve of Independence Day, April 27, 2026 (photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI\/FLASH90)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Police further said that two of the suspects were released to house arrest for 12 days, while the detention of six others was extended after they were brought to a court.<\/p>\n
Israel Police on Monday arrested a ninth suspect, a Petah Tikva minor, in suspicion of involvement in a scuffle that led to the deadly stabbing of Yemanu Binyamin Zalka<\/a> in the city on the eve of Independence Day.<\/p>\n Police further said that two of the suspects were released to house arrest for 12 days, while the detention of six others was extended after they were brought to court<\/a>.<\/p>\n The ninth suspect is expected to appear in court on Tuesday, where his arrest will be extended.<\/p>\n Police noted the search for further suspects in the murder case is ongoing.<\/p>\n On Saturday, Israel Police had detained seven minors in connection with Zalka’s murder<\/a>. The police had initially announced the detention of six minors, with the seventh one being detained later on Saturday when he was found in a hideout apartment in central Israel.<\/p>\n