Senior Municipal Official Detained in Central Israel in Bribery Investigation

Investigators from the National Fraud Investigations Unit (Yaha) detained a senior official from a municipality in central Israel this morning and conducted searches of his home and office, Globes and Reshet 13 reported.

According to the reports, the questioning is part of a new offshoot of the corruption investigation known as "Yad Lochezet Yad", which is linked to suspicions surrounding the Histadrut labor federation. The official is suspected of maintaining corrupt bribery ties with an insurance agent who had previously been questioned in the case.

The identity of the senior official, the municipality where he serves, and further details regarding the findings of the searches have not yet been released.