LAPD Investigates Dual Murders of Israeli Men in Los Angeles

Los Angeles police are investigating the murders of two Israeli men, Alexander Modebadze and Meni Khidra, killed in separate incidents on the same day, prompting concern within the local Jewish community. Modebadze, a 47-year-old Israeli-American businessman, was found brutally beaten in his Woodland Hills home following a home invasion staged to resemble a robbery; three Georgian nationals were arrested within hours with assistance from the FBI. In Valley Village, Khidra, also an Israeli businessman and brother of an Israeli prison official, was found dead in his apartment, with the cause of death undisclosed and no suspects apprehended. Authorities have not established a direct connection or antisemitic motive between the two cases, but the back-to-back incidents have heightened community fears amid a reported rise in antisemitic crimes. Neighbors and community members expressed shock and fear, describing the attacks as targeted and unsettling. Investigations into both homicides are ongoing as police seek to determine motives and any possible links.