Overview
- Haaretz reports the State Prosecutor's Office approved the investigation on Monday following the viral incident.
- The video, shared on Instagram, shows a teenage girl blowing out candles on a public Hanukkah menorah at Tel Aviv's Weizmann City mall near Ichilov Hospital.
- Police previously summoned the 17-year-old and a 19-year-old family member for questioning and released both under restrictive conditions.
- Authorities say the inquiry remains active as they examine motive and whether the act constitutes an offense against religious sensitivities.
- Sources close to the girl told Haaretz she believed the candles had been left burning when she extinguished them.