Gaza Works Corruption Probe: 21 Contractors and IDF Career Soldiers Arrested

Lahav 433 and the Military Police arrested dozens of suspects on suspicion of multi-million-shekel fraud, bribery, and money laundering.

Israeli police and the Military Police Criminal Investigation Division arrested 21 suspects this morning, including defense contractors and IDF career soldiers, over alleged involvement in a widespread corruption scheme linked to engineering works in the Gaza Strip, ynet and JDN reported.

According to reports by Kan 11 and JDN, the covert joint investigation was conducted by the Lahav 433 unit, the Military Police, and the Tax Authority, turning overt this morning with arrests across the country. Suspicions include obtaining goods by fraud, bribery, and money laundering amounting to millions of shekels.

Further details regarding the identities of the suspects or the timing of their remand hearings have not yet been released.