The Israel Police said Friday it was seeking an aggravated murder charge for the main teenage suspect in the killing of 21-year-old Yemanu Binyamin Zelka.

Police said in a statement they had completed their investigation and would also recommend charges of joint enterprise murder and aggravated assault for several of the other suspects in the case.

The prosecutor’s office was expected to file the indictments early next week.

Zelka, a 21-year-old Pizza Hut employee in Petah Tikva, was stabbed to death by a group of adolescents on the eve of Independence Day, after he told them not to spray party foam in the restaurant.

After waiting outside for Zelka to finish his late-night shift, the youths ambushed and beat him, with one assailant taking out a knife and stabbing him. He died of his wounds a day later.

On Monday, police confirmed that they had arrested all 19 minors suspected of involvement in the killing, after two weeks of searches.

According to Hebrew media, the “main suspect” in the case, believed to have carried out the stabbing, is a 15-year-old male. He turned........

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