Tel Aviv man arrested over alleged theft from home evacuated after Iranian missile strike

Police in Tel Aviv have arrested a man in his 60s on suspicion of stealing property from an apartment that had been evacuated following damage from an Iranian missile strike. Officers apprehended the suspect on Wednesday as he was leaving a damaged site in central Tel Aviv, reportedly carrying a significant amount of property. Investigators believe some of the items found in the man's possession were taken from an apartment whose residents were forced to leave after their building sustained damage during Operation Roaring Lion in February. Police reported finding bottles of alcohol, property suspected of being stolen from the evacuated apartment, and tools belonging to workers at the damaged site. The suspect is also believed to have broken into a restaurant in central Tel Aviv hours earlier, stealing thousands of shekels worth of alcohol. The suspect was detained overnight, and authorities planned to seek an extension of his detention in court on Thursday. No indictment has been announced, and the suspect's response or that of his legal representative was not immediately available. This arrest comes amid concerns about thefts from homes left vulnerable by Iranian missile damage. In March, police apprehended a different Tel Aviv resident, aged 37 at the time, on suspicion of stealing personal property valued at thousands of shekels from two apartments damaged early in the Iran operation. Residents had reported missing items after returning to their damaged homes.