Sarah Ben-Nun

A 14-year-old Israeli has been indicted for working with Iranian operatives, carrying out sabotage and surveillance tasks in exchange for cryptocurrency.

At the center of the case is a December 25, 2025, Finance Committee transfer involving education funds, including money directed to haredi institutions.

The ruling closes a long legal chapter in one of the most symbolically charged Jewish extremist attacks of the past decade.

Abu Aziz was also convicted of aggravated wounding for injuring Arnon’s widow as she tried to fend off the attackers, and of obstruction of justice for the disposal of evidence after the killing.

The appeal seeks to overturn the Feb. 9 court order for Saban’s promotion and the March 18 clarification making it effective retroactively if Ben-Gvir did not sign by March 23.

The submission marks another step in one of Israel’s most unusual clemency proceedings, given that Netanyahu’s criminal trial is still ongoing.

Even before the current campaign, the Bank of Israel said in February that geopolitical uncertainty had resurfaced amid the prospect of a confrontation with Iran.

Knesset officials say haredi funds were distributed before approval, raising legal concerns ahead of a High Court hearing on the dispute.

According to the indictment, the four defendants operated in an organized, repeated pattern to move trucks loaded with prohibited goods into Gaza outside the authorized mechanism.

The appeal, also alleging unequal treatment, claims that Braverman was stunned to learn from the media that the discipline division had recommended suspending him.