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Two youths and a teenager from the Bkr crime organisation have been charged with involvement in an extortion attempt targeting a northern businessman. According to the indictment, the gang demanded one million shekels from the victim, threatening to “shoot him in the legs and blow up his petrol station”.

Two of the suspects were identified as the shooters who fired approximately 48 rounds into the businessman’s home while his children were inside. Police responded with gunfire, neutralising the threat at the scene.

This incident represents a serious escalation of organised crime violence in Israel, with attempted murder charges against the suspects. The involvement of multiple perpetrators and the targeting of a family home suggest a coordinated criminal operation.

Sources: Ynet, Walla, www.israelhayom.co.il, Times of Israel, Jerusalem Post