'Go out with weapons': Police arrest suspect who called for civil war

The suspect was arrested following the destruction of the buildings on suspicion that he had incited violence. 

 Police arrest a resident of Tuba-Zanghariya on suspicion he incited to violence. April 22, 2025. (photo credit: POLICE SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Police arrest a resident of Tuba-Zanghariya on suspicion he incited to violence. April 22, 2025.
(photo credit: POLICE SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Israel Police arrested a resident of Tuba-Zanghariya in northern Israel who called for a "civil war" against police officers who entered the town to carry out operations there, the police said on Tuesday. 

"Go out, go out with the weapons, go out. A civil war is happening today," the resident in his 40s said in a voice message posted to social media groups. 

The police were operating in the area to enforce the orders to demolish structures in the town that had been built illegally by a crime family, police said. 

The suspect was arrested following the destruction of the buildings on suspicion that he had incited violence. 

Police car at night (credit: POLICE SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
Police car at night (credit: POLICE SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Inciting to violence 

Tuba-Zanghariya is a Bedouin town created by a merger of two villages. Its population is approximately 6,900, according to the National Insurance Institute.