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Weapons recovered by police during the arrest of three suspects in a protection racket in the north of the country, October 2026. (Israel Police)

Indictments were filed against three suspects accused of trying to extort money from a businessman by threatening him with violence, then opening fire at his home, the Israel Police said Tuesday.

The charges came a day after police arrested dozens of other suspects in a nationwide sweep against alleged extortion rackets around the country suspected of forcing victims to pay for nonexistent security services in order to prevent threatened damage to their property.

The three suspects, aged 23, 18, and 17, all residents of Nazareth, were charged at the Haifa District Court on Monday.

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According to the indictment, the alleged victim is a resident of Kafr Manda in the Lower Galilee region.

The suspects allegedly fired 48…